At least seven school districts representing more than 1 million Florida students were defying the governor’s order and others have scheduled votes soon on the issue.
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Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts soar over the weekend
The number of inpatients statewide jumped from 98 on Friday to 123 on Monday, with 61 people in critical care beds.
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Maine EMS board seeks to ease vaccine mandate, fearing needed workers will ‘walk away’
Dozens spoke Monday during an online meeting of the Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services, most opposing the requirement set this month by Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inNation & World
New York City mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff
The new policy marks the 1st flat-out vaccination mandate for city workers in the nation’s most populous city.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration cites months of real-world evidence that serious side effects are extremely rare.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Vaccine mandate for health care workers doesn’t go far enough
The governor’s order is a step in the right direction but it’s still too easy to avoid.
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Who’s minding the store on COVID-19 relief spending?
With $4.5 billion headed to Maine state, city and county governments, the threat of wasteful or improper spending creates a need for systems to track and verify where the money goes.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine kindergarten vaccination rate rises
Fewer parents sought religious and philosophical exemptions last year, and a new law that takes effect this year that bans all but medical exemptions.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Teacher vaccination mandates enacted in some states, but not in the works in Maine
Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren’t discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make mandates unnecessary.
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Florida orders school boards to do away with mask mandates or risk their pay
Florida on Friday surpassed 3 million total COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and reported 1,486 new deaths in a week.