Sources: WGME-TV
The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for children between the ages of 12 and 15 years, becoming the world's first vaccine to be authorized as a booster shot for this age group. 2022-01-3
Maine reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant that originated in India. 2021-05-16
Maine reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. 2021-03-26
Maine reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. 2021-03-4
Maine reports its first two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in a person from Franklin County who previously travelled internationally. 2021-02-10
Massachusetts announces that they will remove New Hampshire and Maine from their low-risk travel list for contracting COVID-19. Individuals returning to Massachusetts from those states will be required to fill out a travel form, quarantine, or present a negative COVID-19 test. 2020-11-21
Maine reports 204 new infections, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-9
Maine reports 127 new infections on Election Day, its single day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-3
Shanghai Disney Resort temporarily closes ahead of the Lunar New Year "in response to the prevention and control of the disease outbreak." 2020-01-24