Health care workers, providers under pressure to vaccinate

Gov. Janet Mills has set Oct. 1 as the deadline for all Maine healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Oxford Hills businesses taking a wait and see on ‘vaccine passports’ and requirements

Nurses criticize Maine Medical Center for paring employees’ COVID-19 benefits

The changes at Maine's largest hospital, which treats many COVID-19 patients, include limiting quarantine pay and pregnancy benefits for nurses and other employees.

California sees progress in COVID fight compared with Texas, Florida

Vaccinations are increasing steadily, test positivity rates are falling and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has flattened as of late.

New COVID-19 cases climb again, and Maine hospital counts hit 7-month high

Wednesday's total of 433 new cases was the highest single-day count in 4 months, and 150 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized.

Poison control centers report jump in people taking ivermectin, despite lack of evidence it works for COVID

Overdoses are associated with low blood pressure, decreased consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, coma and death.

Virus transmission increases as Maine reports 475 new cases over 3 days

Ten of Maine's 16 counties reported high transmission rates over the last 7 days, with some of the highest figures in counties with low vaccination rates.

Back-to-school season amid the delta variant’s rise prompts concern among doctors

Some pediatricians are seeing a confluence of viruses all at once in children.

With health care systems stretched thin, physicians reframe the debate over vaccines

Doctors address protection and support for medical community and why vaccinations are key to that.

Patient says some MaineGeneral staff threatened to not treat her for asking if they were vaccinated

MaineGeneral spokesperson Joy McKenna said nothing prohibits patients from asking about staff members' vaccination status and the hospital would not refuse treatment for such queries.