Dr. Nirav Shah

The vaccine opt-out rate among Maine kindergarteners fell to 1.8 percent last year after Maine eliminated philosophical and religious exemptions.

On the heels of a recent report that drug overdose deaths in Maine are on the rise, Gov. Janet Mills held a virtual opioid response summit Thursday.It is…

The Maine Center for Disease Control is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 at Bath Iron Works.At a briefing Monday, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah…

Another person died overnight and 17 new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in Maine, bringing the total number of cases to 2,836 and deaths to 102 since…

The Maine Center for Disease Control is reporting its biggest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since late May.Fifty-four new cases were reported…

Maine has now diagnosed 2,637 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic's onset, 31 more cases than Tuesday. The death toll remains at 100, the same as…

Maine Center for Disease Control director Dr. Nirav Shah says the public has been largely compliant with the numerous rules and guidelines designed to…

The Maine Center for Disease Control has released COVID-19 case data by zip code for the first time since the outbreak began in March, making it the last…

Maine is tracking three new outbreaks of COVID-19 in Maine, as state health officials report another 24 cases of the disease since Sunday, for a total of…

Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that her administration is prepared to quadruple the number of people who identify and help isolate people who have…