Most people have some degree of immunity to the coronavirus from past vaccinations or infections. And many people are not following the 5-day isolation guidance anyway, some experts say.
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Supreme Court rejects Republican House members’ appeal over $500 fines for not wearing masks
The fines were issued in May 2021 to Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina.
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Small business grants offer financial assistance to cover losses from COVID-19 pandemic
AVCOG Recovery Hub Grant Program focuses on businesses that received little or no government assistance.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Maine’s highest court hears arguments on vaccine mandates for EMTs
Justices in Augusta on Tuesday were told that Maine Emergency Medical Services had no legal authority to require vaccinations against COVID and the flu. The state disagrees.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Acadia National Park numbers were down in 2023 for second year in a row
But the Bar Harbor area is still benefiting from a post-pandemic tourism boom and working to address visitor congestion during peak season.
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A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Ending it could help Congress expand the child tax credit
Congress is racing to wind down a tax break meant to encourage businesses to keep workers on the payroll during the pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Richmond school district says RSU 2 owes it nearly $800,000 in pandemic relief funds
The town was supposed to receive its portion of RSU 2’s federal COVID-19 relief after it withdrew from the district last July, said Interim Superintendent Robert Webster.
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Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holidays and new variant
WHO officials recommend that people get vaccinated when possible, wear masks, and make sure indoor areas are well ventilated.
Posted inLocal & State
Influenza cases in Maine nearly double in a week
Flu cases are climbing rapidly and are expected to peak sometime in January or February, said Maine CDC Director Dr. Puthiery Va.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine
But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.