The pandemic is not going away, but governments don’t need special authority to craft their response.
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CDC weighs recommending better masks against omicron variant
Experts have repeatedly urged the Biden administration to recommend the better-quality masks to protect against the airborne virus and underscore the importance of masking.
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Franklin Memorial Hospital to reduce services temporarily due to spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Officials say services at Farmington hospital to be reduced to emergency and acutely ill patients.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Omicron surge exacerbates challenges in the workplace
The infectious variant has forced employers to shut their doors temporarily, sent students back to remote education and limited critical social and public safety services.
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High school sports schedules disrupted as more schools go remote
Making up postponed games will be a challenge for athletic directors, in part because of a shortage of bus drivers and game officials.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Bill calls for Maine to ban COVID-19 vaccination mandates for 5 years
The bill is unlikely to advance, but it will give Republicans a chance to amplify a chief talking point of former Gov. Paul LePage’s campaign to unseat Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Drugs to treat high-risk patients in critically short supply as omicron surge hits Maine
A national shortage leaves Maine’s doctors with a tiny fraction of the monoclonal antibody treatments their patients could use.
Posted inNation & World
Americans are more concerned about inflation, less about virus, poll finds
The pandemic is beginning to recede as a top priority in the minds of Americans.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations exceed 400 for the first time in Maine
There were 403 patients hospitalized with the disease Monday, but the number of ICU patients has remained steady.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope calls COVID vaccines a ‘moral obligation’
Pope Francis said individuals had a responsibility to care for themselves “and this translates into respect for the health of those around us.”