Madison-based Maine School Administrative District 59, which was not requiring its students or staff to wear masks inside school buildings, is now offering remote learning to its 560 students.
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COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
While one-time hot spots like Florida and Louisiana are improving, infection rates are soaring in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee, fueled by children now back in school, loose mask restrictions and low vaccination levels.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: You can recover from a stroke, but work to prevent one
Last year at this time, my parents spent their 66th anniversary together in the hospital. My father died the next day. In a lot of ways, we were extraordinarily lucky. My father was 89. He lived a full and extraordinary life, was beloved by all of us and, what’s more, he was aware of being […]
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Nicki Minaj tweets COVID vaccine conspiracy theory, spotlighting struggle against misinformation
Medical experts have said that claims about infertility linked to vaccinations are unsubstantiated.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Mainers younger than 20 now account for nearly half of state’s new COVID cases
The state reported 319 cases among people under 20 years old, a 3-day total that is the highest for that group in any report during the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Doubts about plan for Maine’s first local mask mandate lead Portland council to delay vote
Businesses opposed the proposal and some councilors questioned whether a mandate would work without regional or state buy-in.
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FDA experts among group opposing U.S. booster shot plan
An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Most Maine school districts have yet to start pooled testing for COVID-19
Some districts that have yet to launch pooled testing say they expected a lag between the start of school and the start of testing to allow time to set up and solicit permission from parents.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine has record number of COVID patients on ventilators
In two weeks, the number of infected people who need ventilators to breathe has jumped from 28 to 40.
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Alabama man dies after being turned away from 43 hospitals as COVID packs ICUs
In a state where coronavirus infections and unvaccinated patients have overwhelmed hospitals in recent months, finding an available ICU bed was an ordeal.