They suggest the variant is likely to cause a large wave of infections by January and tens of thousands of deaths in England in the next five months if no other measures are taken.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Amazon program has funneled tens of thousands to anti-vax activists
AmazonSmile, which donates a half-percent of every purchase from its online store to the nonprofit of a shopper’s choice, gave over $42,000 to the nonprofits last year.
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Posted inNation / World, Religion & Values
51% of Americans support religious exemptions to vaccination
The poll’s findings reveal the latest public opinion amid debates about when to grant the requests.
Posted inLocal Sports, Outdoors, Sports
On Skiing: Maine’s ski areas moving on from COVID-19 pandemic
The state’s ski hills are still following government guidelines, but they are able to offer more to skiers this winter.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Crush of COVID-19 hospitalizations affecting all aspects of patient care at Lewiston hospitals
National Guard members will arrive at Central Maine Medical Center as early as next week to help open an on-site skilled nursing unit that will help relieve some of the patient backlog.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Delivery of free at-home COVID-19 tests possible in Maine if federal program expands
New Hampshire delivered 800,000 tests to people’s homes in 24 hours as part of a federal pilot program that has quickly run out of funding.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country
Posted inMaine
Maine COVID infections, ICU patients and school outbreaks reach new records
As bad as the pandemic is now, Maine’s top public health official warned Friday that it’s going to get worse.
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Maine Lives Lost: Barbara MacFarlane, 85, a strong, loving woman who cared for others
The Litchfield woman’s family remembers her giving nature and bemoan that she didn’t get vaccinated because she believed COVID-19 was a hoax.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Fauci says delta variant, not omicron, is the bigger coronavirus threat this winter
President Biden’s chief medical adviser laments the fact that 60 million Americans remain unvaccinated.