Health
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Portland council approves ban on sale of flavored tobacco products
The city joins Bangor and more than 330 other communities nationwide that have restricted sales of flavored tobacco.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
A new attitude toward the pandemic begins taking shape. But we’ve been here before.
Fatigued, frustrated and frazzled by five surges over two years, some parts of the U.S. population have decided to simply live with the coronavirus and move on.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue slow decline
A total of 330 patients were hospitalized statewide on Sunday, down from 339 the day before.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2022
COVID-19 cases grow, but hospitalizations are down in Maine
Meanwhile, five more coronavirus deaths are reported by the Maine CDC, bringing the state's total death count since the pandemic began to 1,738.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2022
Anti-vaccine activists, reveling in their pandemic successes, will rally in D.C. against mandates
In advance of a major rally in D.C., a look at how the anti-vaccine movement has capitalized on the coronavirus to spread a message that doctors and public health experts consider dangerous.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Texas judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide
In November, the White House said more than 95% of federal workers were already in compliance with the mandate either by being vaccinated or by having requested an exemption.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Answers to commonly asked questions about the omicron variant
The new year ushered in a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, one dominated by the fast-spreading omicron variant.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called ‘very disturbing’
Stormy weather in December, the busy holiday season, and distrust among some parents are all cited as factors.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Maine doctor’s license suspended over COVID-19 misinformation
Meryl Nass of Ellsworth is an internist who is active in Children's Health Defense, a group that agitates against vaccines and vaccine mandates.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
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.
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