public health Archives - Centralmaine.com

Our View: Mainers should all follow the same mask rules

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.

by The Editorial Board December 23, 2021December 22, 2021

Fully vaccinated Mainers can celebrate, as long as they don’t celebrate the end of the pandemic too soon.

by The Editorial Board December 16, 2021December 15, 2021

The Cross Insurance Arena and the Portland Expo are operating as safely as possible while sending a message to the unvaccinated.

by Jabbar Fazeli Special to the Press Herald December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Omicron should trigger a shift of mindset in the West to start large-scale allocation of resources toward vaccinating the rest of the world.

by The Editorial Board November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

As long as the coronavirus is spreading around the world, we will have to stick with public health interventions that work.

by The Editorial Board November 14, 2021November 13, 2021

A think tank’s report identifies child care subsidies and other aid to families as a necessary step toward full economic recovery.

by Peter Bridgman Special to the Telegram November 14, 2021November 13, 2021

When people assert their right to ignore public health guidance, they put the immunosuppressed – like me – at risk.