Maine factories operated by the two companies produced swabs and test kits that were critical to the nation’s COVID-19 testing capability.
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Gorham native leads team conducting sequencing of COVID-19 tests to detect variants
UMaine grad Ryan Tewhey, a human genetics researcher, took his dream job at The Jackson Laboratory in 2017. Things haven’t played out how he imagined so far, but he’s OK with that.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Coronavirus pandemic edges toward grim milestone
For more than a century, the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 was the deadliest in our history, a record that will soon be broken by COVID.
Posted inNation & World
New York hospital will no longer deliver babies after staffers resign over vaccine mandate
At least six unvaccinated maternity staffers at Lewis County General Hospital have resigned in recent days
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
COVID-19 quarantines disrupt return to school, with remote options limited
Maine school districts are scrambling all over again to set up technology, remote learning and pooled testing as kids are forced back home.
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Unions split on vaccine mandates, complicating Biden push
The AFL-CIO, the umbrella organization over much of the country’s unions, praised mandates and the president’s plan.
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A tale of two clinics: Lines in Kenya, few takers in Atlanta
Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are highlighting vast disparities in access to vaccines around the world.
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Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall
Health experts are worried about ripe conditions for COVID-19 to spread among unvaccinated fans.
Posted inDo This, Food, Local & State
Gardiner’s ‘Swine & Stein’ celebration scheduled to go ahead in October
Gardiner Main Street’s signature event returns to Water Street in its brewfest format, with beer, food, fun and games.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine CDC reports 581 new virus cases, 2 more deaths
Hospitalizations remained high at 184 on Saturday, down slightly from Friday’s total of 192.