Maine hit another record on Thanksgiving with 327 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Paris’ essential employees getting hazard pay for working during pandemic
About $55,000 from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds will be used.
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COVID-19 vaccination clinic offering free milkshakes at Waterville McDonald’s draws large crowd
The free pop-up clinic was coordinated by the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention with the restaurant’s owner, Mike Ortins.
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Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?
Traveling this holiday season can be safe if you’re fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Santa is coming to town, but lap sitting may be off limits
Santa Claus is back this year, but there may be some social distancing and sold out appointments.
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Hospitals see spike in ICU patients as Maine reports 28 more deaths from COVID
Hospitalizations reached a pandemic high again on Tuesday and the 96 patients in critical care is the most on record.
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Shot and a shake: Waterville McDonald’s, Maine CDC partner on COVID-19 vaccine clinic offering free milkshakes
McDonald’s at 336 Main St. to host coronavirus vaccination clinic from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday as hospitalizations hit record high.
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‘A little, weak Democrat could beat me up’: Congressional candidate Mike Perkins in hospital with COVID-19
Republican hopeful says he’s feeling ‘like I got hit by a tractor-trailer and then the truck backed up and hit me again.’
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Family had lost hope, but now woman battles back from COVID-19 at Maine Medical Center
Bettina Lerman, who was nearly taken off life support weeks ago, is one of a record 296 COVID-19 patients who were in Maine hospitals Monday.
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More than 90% of federal workers got COVID shots by deadline
Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption.