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Coronavirus
Only 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show
Nation World
RSV vaccine recommended during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns
The recommendation comes a month after the CDC recommended another option: lab-made antibodies given to infants younger than 8 months as way to prevent severe RSV.
VERIFY
VERIFY: Fast facts on the new COVID-19 vaccine
The updated versions of the Pfizer and Moderna shots are designed to target the newest variants that researchers say is responsible for most new cases of COVID-19.
Nation World
Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine
CDC advisers endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency's director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel's recommendation.
Vaccine
The CDC did not say a new COVID strain is not more contagious among vaccinated than unvaccinated people
Social media posts claim that the CDC said a new COVID subvariant is more contagious in vaccinated people than in unvaccinated people. That’s false.
Nation World
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
The move marks the latest display of how President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to treat COVID-19 as a routine, endemic illness.
Health
Lawmakers hear testimony on bills aimed at lifting COVID-19 vaccine requirements
On Monday, the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on six bills targeting various COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Health
FDA issues new guidance on keeping vaccinated against COVID-19 virus
The big news is that bivalent vaccines, which came out in the fall, will be used going forward. It's an MRNA vaccine plus the Novavax vaccine.
Maine Politics
Republicans propose six bills to lessen vaccine mandates in Maine schools
On Monday, the Legislature's education committee heard from the public on six bills that would lessen the vaccine mandate for schools in Maine.
Nation World
Appeals court blocks vaccine mandate for US government workers
The ruling from the full appeals court reverses an earlier ruling from a smaller three-judge panel that upheld the vaccine requirement.
News
University of Maine System easing COVID vaccine requirements
The school announced its updated vaccine policy on Friday morning.
News
Republicans call on UMaine System to drop vaccine mandate
Five state lawmakers are asking the University of Maine System to follow the state's community colleges and stop mandating COVID-19 vaccines.
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