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Health

Published
March 10, 2021

Nursing home residents can have hugs again, federal health officials say

While hugs are OK again for residents who have completed their vaccination, precautions such as wearing masks and using hand sanitizer remain as a counterbalance to risk. Maine is now considering the new federal guidance.
Published
March 9, 2021

Health panel expands lung cancer screening for more smokers

Anyone between ages 50 and 80 who has smoked at least 20 'pack-years' and either still smokes or quit within the last 15 years qualifies for a yearly scan.
Published
March 9, 2021

Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

An abortion will only be allowed if it's to save the life of the mother.
Published
March 9, 2021

Sen. King asks for more information on COVID-19 variants

In a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, King and a colleague said the spread of variants throughout the U.S. is cause for concern and greater monitoring.
Published
March 8, 2021

Fully vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks, says new CDC guidance

The long-awaited guidance from federal health officials also says that vaccinated people can visit healthy children and grandchildren.

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Published
March 7, 2021

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

Many essential workers are still not eligible to get a vaccine in states lifting mandates.
Published
March 7, 2021

Nursing home gains threatened by lack of vaccine, unvaccinated workers

As COVID-19 cases ebb and long-term care facilities resume in-person visits, concern is growing that these are precarious gains without continued vaccine allocations and fully inoculated staffs.
Published
March 5, 2021

State schedules dedicated vaccine clinics for school staff 60 and older

Each district will notify teachers and staff where they can sign up for their shots at clinics that will take place beginning next Friday.
Published
March 5, 2021

Hannaford pharmacies in central Maine have begun vaccinating

Hannaford stores at Elm Plaza in Waterville, Cony Circle in Augusta, Farmington, Jay, Skowhegan and Winthrop received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and began vaccinating people this week.
Published
March 5, 2021

Northern Light Inland Hospital expands mass vaccination site in Fairfield

The Northern Light Inland Hospital clinic at Kennebec Valley Community College on Western Avenue in Fairfield has been open since Jan. 26, doing 300 to 400 doses per week, but it is expanding to vaccinate about 1,000 people per day on certain days starting Saturday.