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Maine Voices: With flu on the rise amid COVID pandemic, it’s time to get vaccinated

by Laura Blaisdell Special to the Press Herald January 29, 2022January 31, 2022

The uptick in influenza cases is an unwelcome change from last year’s season, which was mild because of masking and distancing.

by The Editorial Board January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Like Republican Maine lawmakers Joel Stetkis and Heidi Sampson, the Democratic celebrity uses the Holocaust to radicalize the anti-vaccine movement.

by Hanni Stoklosa Special to the Press Herald January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Human Trafficking Awareness Month serves as a reminder that we must recognize and repair the systems that create vulnerabilities to trafficking.

by The Editorial Board January 20, 2022January 19, 2022

It’s hard to keep up with the omicron variant, but common sense and compassion are still our best tools.

by Daniel Possumato Special to the Press Herald January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

Visitors from Maine find that another nation has coped better with the pandemic than our own, largely by virtue of people simply cooperating.

by Prabhava Bagla Special to the Los Angeles Times January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

There’s still hope for increasing the vaccination rate as the omicron variant fuels another rise in COVID cases.

by The Editorial Board January 4, 2022January 3, 2022

Whether we’re vaccinated or not, high levels of transmission dictate that we should cover up when indoors in public.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal January 2, 2022January 1, 2022

Two years into the pandemic, it’s still too hard to find out whether or not you have COVID.

by Gleb Tsipursky Special to The Baltimore Sun December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

Whether in drug approval or work arrangements, consider how we might adapt to our new normal.

by The Editorial Board December 26, 2021December 25, 2021

The advice of the Maine CDC director strikes the right chord in a bewildering, frustrating time.