Latest on the Pandemic
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The report collected information confidentially from retail giants Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. as well as chains like Kroger Co. for an investigation of grocery supply chain disruptions.
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Though gathering restrictions and mask mandates are gone, vaccines remain the best defense while the coronavirus continues to circulate and researchers try to find treatments for long COVID.
MAINE COVID-19 INFORMATION
Where can I get vaccinated? Where can I get tested? What do I need to know?More on the pandemic
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The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests – at least for now.
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Most people have some degree of immunity to the coronavirus from past vaccinations or infections. And many people are not following the 5-day isolation guidance anyway, some experts say.
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The fines were issued in May 2021 to Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina.
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AVCOG Recovery Hub Grant Program focuses on businesses that received little or no government assistance.
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Justices in Augusta on Tuesday were told that Maine Emergency Medical Services had no legal authority to require vaccinations against COVID and the flu. The state disagrees.
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But the Bar Harbor area is still benefiting from a post-pandemic tourism boom and working to address visitor congestion during peak season.
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Congress is racing to wind down a tax break meant to encourage businesses to keep workers on the payroll during the pandemic.
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The town was supposed to receive its portion of RSU 2's federal COVID-19 relief after it withdrew from the district last July, said Interim Superintendent Robert Webster.
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WHO officials recommend that people get vaccinated when possible, wear masks, and make sure indoor areas are well ventilated.
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Flu cases are climbing rapidly and are expected to peak sometime in January or February, said Maine CDC Director Dr. Puthiery Va.
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But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.
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The decline in COVID-19 deaths drove 84% of the increase in life expectancy, CDC researchers said.
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Nearly 3,200 defendants have been charged with COVID-19 relief fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department. About $1.4 billion in stolen pandemic aid has been seized.
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The health care workforce shrank at the same time demand exploded, and patients say finding a provider is 'pretty much impossible.'
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Appointments can be hard to get, but health officials are urging people to be persistent and get the vaccine to protect against the most severe effects of the disease.
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Two employees of the jail in Madison also tested positive for the virus, and administrators have taken steps to prevent further spread.
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London's free newspaper scene is unique. No other major global city has 3 free newspapers with such large circulations.
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More than 20,000 Maine students were left out of the pandemic relief program that provided up to $120 per child to spend on food.
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Patients with health insurance who paid for their vaccines should seek reimbursement.
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Orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and the no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.
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I could take time off from my job to recover without forgoing pay. Millions aren’t so fortunate.
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The vaccine is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older and some pharmacies are offering limited appointments for the shots.
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While some individual schools and colleges have implemented temporary mask requirements, federal and state leaders don't appear to be considering widespread COVID-19 restrictions with the pandemic over.
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Federal regulators approved the latest COVID-19 vaccine this week, and shots are expected to be available within days.
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Experts worry that immunity from previous vaccinations and infections is fading in many people, and a new shot would save many lives.
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A scathing federal report has found New Jersey's two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody.
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Hospitalizations remain flat for now but are expected to increase this fall and winter.
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According to the investigation, former Sen. Andy Sanborn fraudulently obtained $844,000 in funding from the Small Business Administration between December 2021 and February 2022.
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In many people, long COVID may actually be ‘long Lyme,’ and better diagnosis and treatment of both diseases are vital – especially in Maine, with the nation’s highest Lyme rate.
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Latest booster shot targeting the Eris variant should be available in late September or early October.
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Attributing an increase in cases to people moving indoors doesn’t make much sense. What does?
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The 39 public libraries are scattered around the state and will receive $5,000 to $100,000 apiece.
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Homeless kids often fell through the cracks during the tumult of the COVID pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable housing.
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Employees could face disciplinary action, including being fired, if they do not comply, a company memo says.
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Based in Guilford, Puritan had become one of the top two swab manufacturers in the world, but orders have decreased dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, forcing the company to downsize.
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The caseload in Kennebec County courts is 67% higher than it was pre-pandemic, with 2,343 cases pending.
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Sixty-six cases of COVID-19 have been reported since May 14 among staff and residents at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence.
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Three judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court's decision to throw out a legal challenge to the state's COVID-19 mandate for health care workers.
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While the White House has threatened to veto Republican’s debt ceiling bill, the administration has signaled a willingness to consider other budget caps.
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With COVID-19 public health emergency ending, Maine CDC website to stop updating vaccination numbersThe state will still update COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations and deaths.
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The pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year, and most countries have returned to life before COVID-19.
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Vaccine requirements for federal workers and federal contractors, as well as foreign air travelers to the U.S., will end May 11.
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Masks are no longer required at MaineHealth or Northern Light Health medical facilities statewide, effectively putting an end to the emergency measure in most situations 3 years after the pandemic began.
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The move by Maine's second largest health care network comes as the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 has dropped to the lowest level since August 2021.
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The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.
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Nearly a third of all Mainers ages 5 years and older have received the omicron-targeting bivalent booster shot compared to less than 18% of individuals nationwide.
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Sunday's announcement represents the second time Maine's governor has contracted COVID-19 within the past year.
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Officials say the 2022 maternal death rate is on track to get close to pre-pandemic levels. But that's not great: The rate before COVID-19 was the highest it had been in decades.