Health experts around the world are engaged in a debate about when COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be needed, and who should get them first.
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Maine reports 287 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since mid-May
State health officials are reviewing 1,700 positive test results received this week and warned that case numbers will rise.
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Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school board implements universal masking
RSU 9 directors adjusted their policy to require universal masking. They will revisit it once a month.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based district requiring masks at all schools this fall
The RSU 10 board voted Monday to require everyone wear face coverings for the first month when students are present.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Her husband died in 2020 after contracting COVID-19 at a nursing home — now Jodi Floyd says the staff vaccine mandate is the way to go
Jodi Floyd’s husband of 39 years, Marvin Floyd, died last November from complications due to COVID. She says the mandated vaccines should be accepted as medical best practice. Not everyone agrees with her.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 board mandates masks for all while indoors
The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors voted 6-5 that all persons are required to wear masks while inside after a motion to allow choice for mask wearing was defeated.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
New data show wide range of COVID-19 vaccination rates among Maine students
Some school districts, including Portland, have high estimated vaccination rates, but others appear to have much lower rates among vaccine-eligible students, age 12 or older.
Posted inNews
Face masks to be required for students, staff in Bath-area schools
Masks will be mandatory regardless of vaccination status.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been given the Food and Drug Administration’s full approval, meaning it has now undergone the same rigorous regulatory review as dozens of other established vaccines
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. King on the mend, days after announcing positive COVID-19 test
A spokesman for King said Maine’s junior senator, who is vaccinated, was feeling better and recovering after disclosing that he had tested positive on Friday.