A virus that researchers say is twice as contagious as earlier strains of COVID-19 raises familiar questions: Should I mask up? Travel? What about my family?
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How one small town is paying people $200 to boost vaccinations
Some folks in South Thomaston say they’ll take advantage of the town’s offer to pay $200 for getting fully vaccinated, but others say no amount of money could get them to roll up their sleeves.
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Maine CDC investigating links between 4 cases of Legionnaires’ disease
All 4 patients live in the Bangor area and had to be hospitalized.
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Franklin County hits ‘substantial’ rate of COVID-19 community transmission
The increase triggers Maine’s recommendation that all people wear masks indoors to curb the spread of the virus.
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Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at Maine nursing homes
More than 40 nursing homes want to require employees to be vaccinated, but labor shortages make them wary of implementing requirements.
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Moderna says booster ‘likely’ to be needed this fall for ‘robust’ response against delta
The company said its coronavirus vaccine remained 93% effective through 6 months after the second shot, as it reported earnings and revenue that beat expectations.
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Central, western Maine counties surrounded by areas of high COVID-19 transmission
Cumberland, Kennebec, Somerset and York counties all had substantial rates of community transmission. Sagadahoc County was the only neighboring county that had a low transmission rate.
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Vaccines are still our best shot at beating COVID-19, public health experts say
Confusing recommendations from the state and data from the CDC showing inconsistency with “breakthrough” cases are adding to the distrust in the vaccines’ efficacy.
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MaineHealth will require staff, including Maine Med employees, to be vaccinated by Oct. 1
The state’s largest health care network becomes the latest provider to mandate staff vaccinations as the delta variant drives up case numbers in Maine.
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Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages
The World Health Organization placed refugees in the second priority group, but plans were upended by supply shortages.