Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston asks for help as a federal surge response team gets to work assisting the staff at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Posted inMaine
Augusta Armory clinic administers more than 3,500 vaccine shots last week, officials say
Saturday’s clinic had the highest turnout, with 1,206 people, and more walk-in clinics are planned for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Booster shots encouraged but not required for Bates College students
The Lewiston college says more COVID-19 restrictions may be needed next semester, but not yet and maybe never.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Maine employers reopen offices, but keep remote work option
More than 70 percent of offices in the region have reopened, according to a survey this fall by The Boulos Co., but many employers are reshaping them to accommodate pandemic-era safety protocols.
Posted inMaine
As COVID-19 surge continues, the fully vaccinated boost their ranks in Maine
With hospitals full and a COVID-19 surge raging in Maine, demand for vaccines is high as pharmacies struggle to keep up. Many people are scrambling for appointments.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Oxford Hills
Bill Nemitz: In Norway, a small hospital leans into the COVID-19 storm
Far from the big-city medical centers, the pandemic lays claim to the unvaccinated.
Posted inMaine
Vaccination clinic draws huge crowd as Maine reports another 1,018 cases
Despite the weather, hundreds of people turned out Saturday for a no-appointment COVID-19 vaccine clinic. At the same time a team of federal health care workers arrived to lend at hand at Maine’s largest hospital.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.
Posted inNation / World
South African doctors suspect omicron is milder than delta
But the volume of new COVID-19 cases may still overwhelm hospitals and result in more deaths.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Missouri county halts virus measures after GOP attorney general’s order
Laclede County will drop mask mandates and quarantine rules and stop investigating cases and end contact tracing.