The new CDC guidance is likely to open the door to confusion, since there is no sure way for businesses or others to distinguish between those who are fully vaccinated and those who are not.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Gov. Mills removes gathering limits, physical distancing rules, but masks still required indoors
By not relaxing the requirement for masks for vaccinated people, the state is at odds with new federal guidance.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
At 88, artist in New Hampshire finishes year of pandemic ‘daily doodles’
A year ago Tuesday, Robert Seaman started working about 6 hours a day on his intricate, fanciful illustrations in his 1-room apartment at the Maplewood Assisted Living facility in Westmoreland.
Posted inNation / World
Ohio to give $1 million each to 5 vaccinated adults, plus 5 college scholarships
Gov. Mike DeWine announces the ‘Ohio Vax-a-Million’ effort as his and other states look for ways to convince people who are hesitant to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘Race’ against COVID-19 variants is on as vaccine eligibility expands
Vaccines are ‘our ticket back to normal,’ Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Wednesday, the same day that the Auburn Mall vaccination clinic began offering the Pfizer vaccine to 12-to-15-year-olds.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted inNation / World
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for children 12 and older
The Food and Drug Administration this week authorized emergency use of the 2-shot vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, and the CDC is expected to accept its advisers’ recommendation.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes $187 million increase in school funding in updated state budget
The plan would fund education at the voter-approved level of 55% for the first time, provide more money to cities and towns, and put a record amount in the state’s ‘rainy day’ fund.
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U.S. deaths from COVID-19 fall to about 600 a day, the lowest level in 10 months
Confirmed daily infections, meanwhile, have declined to about 38,000, their lowest mark since mid-September.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
UPS drivers picket in Auburn over long hours during pandemic
United Parcel Service drivers represented by the Teamsters union held an informational picket in Maine