The Maine CDC says it will follow guidance from its federal counterpart, which has been urged by an advisory board to prioritize those over 75 and essential workers in the next round of vaccinations.
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Difficult ethical choices await Maine’s vaccine planners: Who goes first?
Hospital and nursing home administrators will pick the first vaccine recipients.
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Mills orders stores to deny entry to maskless shoppers as COVID-19 cases climb
Gov. Janet Mills also says she is ‘running out of available public health tools,’ short of closing schools or businesses, to try to contain the spread of the virus.
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New COVID-19 cases in Maine top 400 for 3rd time this week
With 172 virus patients hospitalized statewide, health officials worry that the rise in cases will lead to more hospitalizations and deaths.
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Maine CDC reports 12 new deaths, 274 additional cases of COVID-19
The number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths continues to surge in Maine and across the country.
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Maine’s changes to case investigation, contact tracing not likely to have major impact
Because the spread of COVID-19 is so prevalent and people are having more contacts, many don’t know where they might have been infected.
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Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, and bed capacity is closely watched
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention testing lab was closed for Thanksgiving, and updated statewide COVID-19 case numbers won’t be released until Saturday.
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Testing capacity ‘crunched’ in some areas as demand increases, COVID-19 cases surge
Those with symptoms of the coronavirus generally face little to no delay obtaining tests, but the situation is different for some asymptomatic Mainers.
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Mills imposes 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, tasting rooms and other venues
The new restrictions were announced on a day when the Maine CDC reported 215 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death.
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Maine CDC publishes study on state’s biggest outbreak, from its start in the Millinocket area
The study, published Friday in a federal health journal, provides additional details about how the virus spread from a wedding to a long-term care facility and a jail 100 or more miles away.