Long after Maine’s first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Families sue over COVID deaths at Massachusetts veterans home
A similar lawsuit was filed at another state-run veterans home where 84 people died.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Families sue over deaths of loved ones at Massachusetts veterans home
Three families are suing and say a total of 31 residents of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home died during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many others were sickened.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
A federal mandate for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been in place nationally for a year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Office romance in work-from-home era? It’s not as remote as you think
Maybe it’s isolation fatigue, but surveys and psychologists suggest workplace relationships could be on the rise and are definitely here to stay.
Posted inBusiness
Move on from COVID? Child care disruptions continue
A record 104,000 people missed work in October 2022 because of child care problems, surpassing early pandemic levels.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited the surge in infections in China and what it said was a lack of adequate and transparent information from that country.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
As the search for treatments continues, many Maine patients still struggle with long COVID
MaineHealth is participating in a national study of long COVID patients that many hope will lead to cures.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
Experts have forecast between a million and 2 million deaths next year.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. troops
Biden ultimately accepted Republican demands in order to win passage of the legislation agreeing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that lifting the mandate was not in the best interests of the military.