Enforcement will begin Oct. 29 rather than Oct. 1, to give health care workers more time to get fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the state reports the most new cases in a day since Jan. 22.
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Nurses criticize Maine Medical Center for paring employees’ COVID-19 benefits
The changes at Maine’s largest hospital, which treats many COVID-19 patients, include limiting quarantine pay and pregnancy benefits for nurses and other employees.
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California sees progress in COVID fight compared with Texas, Florida
Vaccinations are increasing steadily, test positivity rates are falling and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has flattened as of late.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson convinces anti-vaxxer to get vaccinated, encourages more science lessons
Tyson, who frequently promotes the value of science and education, says vaccine hesitancy could be a result of a flawed education system.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland students return to classrooms for full-time, in-person learning
Tuesday marked the first day of school in Portland Public Schools and many other districts across the state, and parents and students were excited to return to in-person learning.
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Poison control centers report jump in people taking ivermectin, despite lack of evidence it works for COVID
Overdoses are associated with low blood pressure, decreased consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, coma and death.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Back-to-school season amid the delta variant’s rise prompts concern among doctors
Some pediatricians are seeing a confluence of viruses all at once in children.
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COVID hospitalizations remain high across Maine
The former head of the Maine CDC warned over the weekend that the delta variant is ‘pushing our hospitals to the limit.’
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
With health care systems stretched thin, physicians reframe the debate over vaccines
Doctors address protection and support for medical community and why vaccinations are key to that.
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Patient says some MaineGeneral staff threatened to not treat her for asking if they were vaccinated
MaineGeneral spokesperson Joy McKenna said nothing prohibits patients from asking about staff members’ vaccination status and the hospital would not refuse treatment for such queries.