Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned.
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Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
They do, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine newspapers can challenge anonymity of plaintiffs in vaccine mandate lawsuit, judge says
The unnamed health care workers filed their lawsuit in federal court in August seeking to overturn Maine’s vaccine mandate.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
Fortunately. COVID-19 deaths have proved rare among children over the course of the pandemic.
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Maine eases COVID-19 guidelines for schools to reduce disruptions during omicron surge
The state said Thursday that some exposures to infected people will no longer mean students have to quarantine at home, among other changes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Indoor vaccine mandates would protect hospitality workers
Restaurant work is hard enough without the risk of catching a serious disease on the job.
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Commentary: Learn to live with COVID instead of trying to turn the clock back
Whether in drug approval or work arrangements, consider how we might adapt to our new normal.
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Maine college students and staff face COVID restrictions for spring semester
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and the University of New England will require booster shots, and Bates will start the semester with remote learning.
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Virus postpones Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show
The club’s board of governors postpones its 2022 event, scheduled for late January, to later in the year.
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Escalating construction costs challenge Gardiner’s Johnson Hall heading into the new year
While fundraising continues for the $5.5 million renovation of Gardiner’s historic opera house, pandemic-driven inflation is expected to increase the final project cost.