Andrews is now the UN’s high-profile human rights expert for the troubled nation in southeast Asia.
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Angus King: $1.9 trillion COVID bill meets the moment
This legislation gets help to the people who need it most, including 10,000 Maine children who will be lifted from poverty.
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Disparity in vaccine distributions across Maine worsens – and explanations conflict
Bangor’s mass vaccination site scurries to fill open slots, while those in Scarborough and Westbrook lack enough vaccine to operate at capacity.
Posted inHealth, Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall across Maine
The burden on the state’s hospitals remains above the spring surge’s peak but is down to pre-Thanksgiving levels.
Posted inMaine, News
Independent-living facilities left in the cold by COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Dropped suddenly from the federal pharmacy contract providing vaccination clinics to nursing homes, these senior retirement communities are trying to secure protection for an equally vulnerable population.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Uncategorized
COVID-19 inpatient numbers lowest in 2 months but still high in Lewiston and western Maine
The burden fell or remained flat at most of Maine’s hospitals, mirroring recent national trends and creating breathing space for medical staff.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
In a race for time, builders and health officials team up to vaccinate thousands of Mainers
They’ve turned the old grandstand building at the former Scarborough Downs racetrack into a mass vaccination clinic set to open this week.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
As Walgreens lags in vaccinations, Maine shifts doses to independent pharmacies
For the third week in a row, the Maine CDC gave independent pharmacies thousands of doses while Walgreens and CVS, national chains with a federal contract, weren’t allocated any.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Lewiston hospitals see record levels of virus inpatients, while numbers stay flat or fall elsewhere
There’s no clear explanation for the shifting geography of hospitalizations, the Maine CDC says.
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COVID-19 patient numbers set records at Maine Med and in Lewiston, drop in Bangor and York County
Coronavirus inpatient numbers remain flat at high levels across Maine, but the burden has shifted back to medical centers in Portland and Lewiston.