The agency’s emergency authorization of the vaccine lasts only as long as the public health emergency continues.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to vaccinate humanity against COVID – one at a time
A single patient is filled with enough gratitude to make even the toughest clinician humble – and honored.
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Posted inTimes Record
BIW allowing close contacts of COVID-infected co-workers to remain on the job – with precautions
With more workers receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, the shipyard is reversing a policy that previously required employees to quarantine at home until they tested negative for the disease.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
‘A frightening shift’: Maine hospitals see surge of unvaccinated patients needing intensive care
ICU demands hit near-record levels at many hospitals despite lower overall patient counts; Central Maine Medical Center sees record levels of both.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville city offices closed until Monday over potential COVID-19 exposure
City Offices will reopen at 7:30 a.m. after posting a notice about the closure “out of an abundance of caution.”
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Judge temporarily stays ruling in eviction moratorium case
A federal judge has temporarily stayed an order that found the CDC exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Young people making up bigger share of COVID-19 cases in Maine
More than 70% of the new cases were in people younger than 40, reflecting the lower vaccination rate among younger Mainers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: National Nurses Day cause for celebration – and action
Through a workforce shortage and COVID, Maine’s nurses have guaranteed high-quality care to their patients. Thank them – and encourage others to join their ranks.
Posted inLocal & State
New Gloucester Selectboard tables anti-mask resolution
Vice Chairperson Linda Chase introduced the resolution at Monday night’s meeting, which was taken nearly word-for-word from a resolution introduced by Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary in February.
Posted inNation & World
CVS and Walgreens have wasted more vaccine doses than most states combined
Of 182,874 wasted doses recorded as of late March, CVS was responsible for nearly half and Walgreens for 21%, according to the U.S. CDC.