The new policy marks the 1st flat-out vaccination mandate for city workers in the nation’s most populous city.
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U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration cites months of real-world evidence that serious side effects are extremely rare.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine kindergarten vaccination rate rises
Fewer parents sought religious and philosophical exemptions last year, and a new law that takes effect this year that bans all but medical exemptions.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We’re not guessing about safety, effectiveness of COVID vaccines
They’ve been put to the test by duly skeptical scientists, and the findings are unmistakable: They save lives.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
A longtime nurse in Lewiston vows to quit her job rather than get the shot
Defying expert advice, Annette Roy said she won’t get vaccinated as ordered because it is too dangerous to inject “a poison into my arm.”
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Teacher vaccination mandates enacted in some states, but not in the works in Maine
Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren’t discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make mandates unnecessary.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
MaineGeneral sees uptick in COVID patients
Driven by the unvaccinated, the modest rise in COVID-19 admissions at MaineGeneral in Augusta belies the 325-percent jump in the seven-day daily case average across the state compared to one month ago.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Positive test rate for COVID-19 increases as Maine reports another 185 cases
Transmission remains high throughout much of the state and country.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Maine reports 182 new cases, with decline in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, the state’s most populous and highly-vaccinated county, had its risk designation lowered from ‘substantial’ to ‘moderate’ Thursday.
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Maine lawmaker insists ‘this is war’ to block vaccine mandates
State Rep. Laurel Libby is a leading figure in the fight against the state’s edict that health care workers get COVID-19 vaccines.