Despite a mask mandate and a newly installed air filtration system, Winthrop public schools have at least 50 students in quarantine.
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Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 equal Maine’s peak during pandemic
There were 207 patients with the infectious disease in hospitals statewide on Sunday, and 79 of them were in intensive care – another record.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Nursing home staffing crisis challenges hospitals, disrupts families
Four long-term care homes in Maine have announced they will close, displacing 120 residents. The ominous trend also means overburdened hospitals are losing a key lifeline for discharged patients.
Posted inMaine
Antibody treatment emerges as new weapon in pandemic, but supplies are limited
While Maine hospitals have expanded use of the medication significantly in recent months, there is still not enough of it to fully meet the demand.
Posted inMaine
Hospitalizations inch up amid steady COVID-19 surge in Maine
There were 204 patients with the infectious disease in hospitals around the state on Saturday as the Maine CDC reported 587 new cases and one more death.
Posted inFranklin, Health, Maine
COVID-19 cases in Franklin County near record levels set in winter surge
Another resident of Androscoggin County has died from complications due to COVID-19, bringing the cumulative death count there to 90.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Staff at Androscoggin County schools among least vaccinated in the state
Lewiston Public Schools’ central operation staff and individual school staff have some of the lowest vaccination rates statewide.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools & Education
Almost all UMaine System residential students have verified COVID-19 vaccination
And the percentage of full-time employees who have verified their status is about 83%, the system said.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Maine public sector employees are subject to Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate
Maine is among 26 states that have agreements with the federal government that require adoption and enforcement of all OSHA standards.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
FDA panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 boosters only for older and high-risk Americans
The group of outside experts rejects a plan to offer booster shots to the broader population.