New guidelines are aimed at keeping students in school during an anticipated omicron surge, while one district reported dozens of positive cases on Monday alone.
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Starbucks says employees must get vaccine or test weekly
The company is requiring its 228,000 U.S. workers to disclose their vaccination status by Jan. 10.
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Omicron spreading in Maine as hospitalizations climb
The coronavirus variant made up 8.75% of the positive tests in the week leading to Christmas, according to genomic sequencing by The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.
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FDA allows Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as omicron surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now must decide whether to go along with the recommended boosters for the younger teens.
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Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely
Wildly inconsistent policies and people generally masking less after getting vaccinated present challenges for public health officials.
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Pentagon chief Austin says he has tested positive for COVID
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home.
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Twitter bans Rep. Greene’s personal account for COVID misinformation
Twitter had previously suspended Greene’s personal account for periods ranging from 12 hours to a full week.
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Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
The return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some.
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Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high with U.S. in midst of ‘severe surge’
340 Mainers are hospitalized with coronavirus and 119 are in critical care.
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Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation.