Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
New COVID-19 cases in Maine top 400 for 3rd time this week
With 172 virus patients hospitalized statewide, health officials worry that the rise in cases will lead to more hospitalizations and deaths.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Staffing shortages threaten Maine’s hospitals as COVID-19 cases increase by more than 400
On a day when the state reports seven more deaths, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals’ staffing shortages are ‘alarming.’
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
Maine CDC to scale back COVID-19 investigations as case numbers set records
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 427 new cases and says it will now focus its contact tracing on people 65 and older, people younger than 18, health care workers and first responders.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2020
As pandemic deepens in Maine, rapid testing could be in short supply
Federal funding in a potential COVID-19 relief bill in Congress could alleviate the projected shortfall.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Maine’s federal allocation of vaccine falls far short, Mills says
The governor says the initial shipment of 12,675 vaccine doses is about one-third of what the state expected and ‘far less than what is needed.’
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Twenty deaths, 219 new cases reported as coronavirus rages across Maine
The deaths reported Tuesday had occurred since Nov. 16, with half of them in Androscoggin County. The state’s CDC director calls it a ‘difficult day’ for Maine.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
Maine looks ahead to 12,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine within weeks
As the state reports 249 new cases and three more deaths, Maine’s CDC director says the initial shipment would be used to inoculate health care workers who face risk of infection.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
UMaine System, unions settle dispute over retirees’ health insurance
The deal affects about 3,000 retirees, who will now have the option of keeping a group health plan that would have been replaced by a health exchange system.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Maine reports 12 more deaths and record-high 255 new cases as pandemic accelerates
The Maine Department of Education plans to hire at least 21 nurses to conduct contact tracing at Maine schools.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Flu shot requirement for Maine health care workers meets resistance from some nurses
The rule proposed by the Maine CDC could pave the way for COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers in an emergency.
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