Hospitals had a compliance rate of 95% or higher as the mandate took effect Friday.
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MaineHealth receives $1.5 million to help study long-term COVID-19 effects
The study is designed to determine why some people suffer prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms.
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Maine reports another 572 cases of COVID-19 and 6 additional deaths
Hospitalizations also remain high, with 206 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday.
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Over 60 Mt. Blue students protest district COVID-19 policies with ‘freedom of choice’ walkout
Students and a few parents gathered outside Mt. Blue High School to protest RSU 9’s coronavirus policies. Superintendent Chris Elkington said that the district will not alter the policies because of the walkout.
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Waterville Planning Board to consider expansion to George J. Mitchell School
Board set to review preliminary plans Tuesday night for 5,000-square-foot classroom addition to elementary school at 58 Drummond Ave.
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Diagnosis burnout: Acute staffing shortages weigh on Maine nurses who stay on the job
Many employed at assisted-living and long-term care facilities point to relentless stress, and the toll it takes on those who need their care.
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Staffing struggles lead York Hospital to suspend emergency care in Wells
The hospital’s president says the decision was not prompted by Maine’s impending vaccine mandate for health care workers, as more than 98% of the hospital network’s staff is fully vaccinated.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations show no signs of easing in Maine
Virus transmission remains heaviest in the state’s least vaccinated counties.
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Unvaccinated patients and employees driving COVID outbreaks in Maine hospitals
Maine hospitals have had 13 outbreaks resulting in one death since vaccinations for their employees became widely available.
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t stop Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
Justice Stephen Breyer said the plaintiffs could try again at the Supreme Court after the 1st Circuit issues a ruling in the underlying lawsuit.