The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec said not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
As Maine hospitals see another surge of COVID patients, hopeful signs emerge
Preliminary trends in other parts of the Northeast indicate that Maine could see a downturn in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Front-line health care workers more strained than ever during omicron surge
Nearly two years after COVID-19 first hit Maine, the pandemic is putting an enormous burden on the state’s health care workers and system.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn jail still working to keep virus from spreading
At Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, anyone arrested is immediately quarantined and tested for COVID-19.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Central Maine Medical Center receives help from federal COVID-19 response team
Gov. Janet Mills also announced the deployment of additional members of the Maine National Guard to support hospitals.
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UMF students to continue in-person learning for spring semester
However, a University of Maine at Farmington official said they were waiting on updated guidance from UMS Monday, Jan. 10.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
United Airlines says 3,000 employees have tested positive for coronavirus
The carrier says it will temporarily reduce its schedule as it copes with higher numbers of cases in its ranks.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Fauci fires back at Sen. Rand Paul, accusing him of using attacks for ‘political gain’
The infectious disease chief called Paul’s repeated attacks a distortion of reality, and blamed such falsehoods for spurring threats on his life, while the senator uses them on his website to raise campaign funds.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Hundreds press Maine lawmakers to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Legislators hear from fearful residents who want to block mandates on COVID-19 vaccines, which have been proven to be safe and to prevent more serious illness.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Fauci, Walensky testify while omicron prompts many possible changes
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.