Maine reports 738 new cases and 2 deaths as CDC continues to work through backlog

The seven-day average of new cases rose to 593 on Friday, but the state is continuing to work through a backlog of positive test results that date back more than a week.

Auburn Mall vaccine clinic to offer booster shots for eligible individuals

Appointments are available for eligible individuals who received their initial Pfizer shots more than six months ago.

New COVID cases and outbreaks jump again in Maine schools

The 108 schools with reported outbreaks this week represent 15% of the schools statewide, but Education Commissioner Pender Makin says the department is confident that in-school learning can continue.

United Airlines says only 320 workers still face termination for refusing vaccination

An airline spokeswoman says the declining number of potential firings shows that the company's policy of requiring vaccinations is working.

Facing backlog of positive tests, Maine CDC reports highest single-day case increase of pandemic

Though researchers tracking the coronavirus say the state's case backlog can affect the ability to forecast, hospitals in Maine say it hasn't hindered their ability to plan so far.

Drive-up flu vaccinations set for Farmington hospital

Some fear boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated

The number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations is falling in the U.S. despite the spread of vaccine requirements across the country.

Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations

Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.

They were lauded as life-saving heroes. Now they’re being threatened.

Across the country, doctors and nurses on the front lines against the coronavirus are dealing with hostility, threats and violence from patients who are angry over safety rules.

YouTube will block videos with misinformation about vaccines

The video-sharing platform says it will no longer allow users to baselessly speculate that approved vaccines, like the ones given to prevent the flu or measles, are dangerous or cause diseases.