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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
New COVID cases and outbreaks jump again in Maine schools
The 108 schools with reported outbreaks this week represent 15% of the schools statewide, but Education Commissioner Pender Makin says the department is confident that in-school learning can continue.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Somerset County continues to see high levels of COVID-19 transmission while trailing in vaccinations
Somerset remains the lowest vaccinated county in Maine, with 53% of the population fully vaccinated; the statewide percentage of residents who are vaccinated is about 65%.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
United Airlines says only 320 workers still face termination for refusing vaccination
An airline spokeswoman says the declining number of potential firings shows that the company’s policy of requiring vaccinations is working.
Posted inMaine, News
Facing backlog of positive tests, Maine CDC reports highest single-day case increase of pandemic
Though researchers tracking the coronavirus say the state’s case backlog can affect the ability to forecast, hospitals in Maine say it hasn’t hindered their ability to plan so far.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Vaccine mandates are the right way to fight COVID
Data show that immunizations work and so do requirements. Voluntary incentives go only so far.
Posted inNation & World
Some fear boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated
The number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations is falling in the U.S. despite the spread of vaccine requirements across the country.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
They were lauded as life-saving heroes. Now they’re being threatened.
Across the country, doctors and nurses on the front lines against the coronavirus are dealing with hostility, threats and violence from patients who are angry over safety rules.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Canaan says it will keep vaccinations optional despite state, federal mandates
Officials say they don’t intend to rescind an August vote that left it up to town employees to decide if they want to be vaccinated.