The World Health Organization placed refugees in the second priority group, but plans were upended by supply shortages.
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COVID case rates in central, western Maine continue to rise, but remain below masking recommendation threshold
Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.
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Northern Light Health to require vaccines for employees after FDA gives full approval
The health care network announced Monday that it will require employees to be inoculated within six weeks of full vaccine approval.
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U.S. hits Biden’s COVID vaccination target, nearly a month late
After falling dramatically since April, the pace of U.S. vaccinations has recently accelerated due to the rapid spread of the delta variant.
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Maine schools weigh masks, vaccines and pooled testing for fall return
With the start of classes about a month away, superintendents are taking their time with decisions, knowing there could still be more changes with COVID-19 and the latest guidance.
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U.S. CDC documents on delta variant may explain increasing case rates in central and western Maine
New information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some explanation for increasing case rates and deeper look behind the state’s shift in masking recommendations.
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Study of Cape Cod virus outbreak shows it spread mostly in vaccinated people
Health officials on Friday released details of that research, key in this week’s decision by the federal CDC to recommend that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S.
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‘You really want to take that chance?’: New mask guidance elicits frustration with what brought Maine to this point
Maine is following the U.S. CDC and recommending that in areas of high transmission, all people wear masks indoors again. The change has left some confused and others frustrated.
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Millinocket hospital is first in Maine to require COVID vaccines for employees
Millinocket Regional Hospital will require its entire staff to receive Pfizer or Moderna shots once they receive final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers
The president is also directing the Defense Department to look into adding the COVID-19 shot to its list of required vaccinations for members of the military.