A final version of the mandate was officially issued Wednesday, after a 90-day period for comments.
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COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations keep rising as winter approaches
Hospitalizations have increased to near-record levels.
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Maine health clinics to develop low barrier opioid use disorder treatment program
Maine health clinics are participating in a 12-month pilot program to develop and maintain low-barrier opioid use disorder treatment programs.
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Maine’s child welfare ombudsman tells lawmakers: ‘We need to do something different’
Christine Alberi, the independent watchdog over the Office of Child and Family Services, told lawmakers Wednesday that ‘deep-seated problems’ persist even as investigations continue into the state agency responsible for child welfare.
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Maine’s COVID-19 infections keep climbing as virus spreads among the unvaccinated
Two hospitals serving parts of the state with lower vaccination rates have seen the number of patients with the virus spike to the highest levels since the pandemic began.
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Maine Medical Center Research Institute to study whether blood pressure medication can help prevent osteoporosis
The institute was awarded a $2.4 million grant for the four-year study.
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Pfizer asks FDA to approve COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September.
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More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.
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Vaccine rule should remain while cases play out, administration argues
The Biden administration responds to a stay issued by the New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court, saying it would ‘cost dozens or even hundreds of lives per day.’
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Clinics race to vaccinate newly eligible children as school outbreaks, cases remain high
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the pandemic is at a ‘high plateau’ and elevated case counts are likely to continue.