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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
More Mainers encouraged to wear masks indoors as COVID-19 transmission rates rise
Eight counties are listed as having ‘substantial’ or ‘high’ transmission rates and the city of Portland is recommending that everyone wears a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Central, western Maine counties surrounded by areas of high COVID-19 transmission
Cumberland, Kennebec, Somerset and York counties all had substantial rates of community transmission. Sagadahoc County was the only neighboring county that had a low transmission rate.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
UMaine System will require COVID-19 vaccines for students on campus this fall
The system cited the spread of the delta variant in its decision to accelerate the timeline for requiring vaccines.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
Vaccines are still our best shot at beating COVID-19, public health experts say
Confusing recommendations from the state and data from the CDC showing inconsistency with "breakthrough" cases are adding to the distrust in the vaccines' efficacy.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
New York City will require proof of vaccination for indoor dining, gyms
The new requirement, which will go into effect Aug. 16, applies to indoor dining, gyms and indoor entertainment venues.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
U.S. says it’s sent more than 110 million COVID vaccines to 60 countries
While notable, the 110 million doses the U.S. has donated largely through the COVAX global vaccine program represent a fraction of what is needed worldwide.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
MaineHealth will require staff, including Maine Med employees, to be vaccinated by Oct. 1
The state's largest health care network becomes the latest provider to mandate staff vaccinations as the delta variant drives up case numbers in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2021
Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages
The World Health Organization placed refugees in the second priority group, but plans were upended by supply shortages.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2021
COVID case rates in central, western Maine continue to rise, but remain below masking recommendation threshold
Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2021
Northern Light Health to require vaccines for employees after FDA gives full approval
The health care network announced Monday that it will require employees to be inoculated within six weeks of full vaccine approval.
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