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Starbucks says employees must get vaccine or test weekly

by DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

The company is requiring its 228,000 U.S. workers to disclose their vaccination status by Jan. 10.

Androscoggin County, Health, News, Schools & Education

Lisbon School Department vaccination clinic called off

by Payal Gangishetti January 3, 2022January 4, 2022

The vaccination clinic was canceled because the partner agency was not willing to operate the clinic after school hours.

Health, Maine, News

Omicron spreading in Maine as hospitalizations climb

by Joe Lawlor January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

The coronavirus variant made up 8.75% of the positive tests in the week leading to Christmas, according to genomic sequencing by The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.

Business, Health, Nation / World

FDA allows Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as omicron surges

by LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now must decide whether to go along with the recommended boosters for the younger teens.

Maine

Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely

by Bonnie Washuk January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Wildly inconsistent policies and people generally masking less after getting vaccinated present challenges for public health officials.

Nation / World

Pentagon chief Austin says he has tested positive for COVID

by Associated Press January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home.

Business, Maine

Winthrop business finds success in adding retail to her online natural skincare business

by Jessica Lowell January 2, 2022

Kristin Mutchler already had a thriving online natural skincare business with Pickles Potions & Lotions, and in a time when more people are shopping online because of concerns about COVID-19, she has opened a retail shop in Winthrop.