A rental crisis spurred by the pandemic prompted many states to make bold promises to help renters, but most failed to deliver on them after Congress passed the sweeping CARES Act in March 2020
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Posted inNation / World
Growing gaps in U.S. vaccination rates show regions at risk
In the least vaccinated counties, many of them in the South and Central regions of the U.S., less than half as many people have gotten at least one COVID vaccine dose as in the most vaccinated counties in the cities and on the coasts.
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Posted inMaine
COVID-19 indicators improve, signaling ‘the tables have turned’
The seven-day average of daily new cases stands at 25.1, compared to 192.9 a month ago.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Tri-county nursing home staff are less vaccinated than residents, data shows
Residents of the 14 nursing homes located in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties are vaccinated at a higher rate than the health care personnel who work there, according to data from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Posted inMaine
Hospitals want mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all Maine health care workers
The Maine Hospital Association is having preliminary discussions with state health officials about vaccine requirements for staff, once the FDA gives full approval to the vaccines.
Posted inMaine
Members of state worker’s union rally for livable wage ahead of contract renewal
Those who did not attend the Sunday rally had to work a ‘second job’ to pay their bills, according to the speakers at the event.
Posted inNation / World
As variant rises, U.S. vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’
Vaccination rates have dropped below 1 million a day, and there’s no sign yet of a turnaround.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, no more deaths
Low daily caseloads pushed the seven-day average of coronavirus infections to 21.4 on Sunday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘No one had any idea how bad this could be’: Local health care workers’ reflections on COVID-19
The Sun Journal spoke to six health care workers from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center about the impacts that the 15-month-old pandemic has had on them.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 38 new COVID-19 cases, no more deaths
The coronavirus infections announced Saturday mark the 10th straight day of case numbers under 50.