The 2021 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book reveals positive trends as well as key areas of concern.
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Posted inNation & World
Grim view of global future offered in intelligence report
The document finds cause for concern in virtually all aspects of life.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bates extends lockdown 2 more days to stop COVID-19 spread
Students will have been kept mostly in their rooms for at least 12 days. to fight against ‘relatively large outbreak.’
Posted inNation & World
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Nations around the world are setting new records for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease is surging even in some countries that have kept the virus in check.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
‘Full-scale’ Skowhegan State Fair planned for this summer
Organizers expect to bring back events that were missing from last year’s strictly agricultural show, while still abiding by COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta school board opts to keep hybrid-learning model for rest of the school year
After studying what it would take to return students to in-person learning five days a week, Augusta officials decided it ‘wasn’t feasible’ to change the schedule for the last 40 days of the school year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Britain’s virus cases drop 60% as vaccines, lockdown take effect
Researchers also found that the relationship between infections and deaths is diverging,
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s vaccine supply tightens as eligibility widens to all adults
The state is preparing for reduced shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week, including at retail pharmacies.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Average age of Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patients is falling, but overall numbers aren’t
The average age of patients at Maine Medical Center fell from 65 in January to 58 in March, a trend that ‘really demonstrates the impact of these vaccines.’
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For some Maine families, stakes higher than ever as we try to put COVID behind us
With new variants spreading even as vaccination rates are rising, keep wearing masks, socially distancing and limiting non-essential travel.