It was not immediately known if either teacher was vaccinated.
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Unvaccinated Americans shouldn’t travel during Labor Day weekend, CDC says
CDC director Rochelle Walensky said that even vaccinated people should wear masks in public indoor settings.
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Handful of COVID-19 cases disrupt start of Carrabec school year
The superintendent of RSU 74 said freshmen orientation at Carrabec High School in North Anson was canceled Wednesday because of six cases of COVID-19. Other districts say they have no confirmed cases as a new academic year launches.
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New COVID-19 cases climb again, and Maine hospital counts hit 7-month high
Wednesday’s total of 433 new cases was the highest single-day count in 4 months, and 150 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized.
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Farmington hospital sets visitor restrictions due to coronavirus surge
All visitors and escorts will be screened for COVID-19 and anyone with symptoms will not be allowed to enter the facilities.
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Poison control centers report jump in people taking ivermectin, despite lack of evidence it works for COVID
Overdoses are associated with low blood pressure, decreased consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, coma and death.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Virus transmission increases as Maine reports 475 new cases over 3 days
Ten of Maine’s 16 counties reported high transmission rates over the last 7 days, with some of the highest figures in counties with low vaccination rates.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Readfield-area school board reverses previous motion and mandates masking
More than 300 people attended, virtually and in-person Monday’s emergency meeting and 30 people spoke out in addition to hundreds of emails in response to the school district’s mask policy.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Back-to-school season amid the delta variant’s rise prompts concern among doctors
Some pediatricians are seeing a confluence of viruses all at once in children.
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Conspiracy theorist who held Belfast rally and called COVID-19 a hoax dies of COVID
Robert David Steele, a former CIA officer, had also claimed NASA is operating a child slave colony on Mars.