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Coronavirus

Published
October 13, 2021

Maine sees jump in vaccinations among health care workers as deadline nears

Meanwhile, signs are mixed about whether Maine's COVID-19 surge is easing.
Published
October 12, 2021

U.S. to reopen borders with Canada and Mexico next month for fully vaccinated

Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and its neighbors has been largely restricted to essential travel since the earliest days of the pandemic.
Published
October 12, 2021

Central Maine Healthcare curtailing services, asking for flexibility as employee vaccine mandate looms

The Lewiston-based hospital system says it will have to scale back neonatal intensive care, trauma and pediatric care because employees are refusing the vaccine, but Gov. Mills defends the mandate as necessary to protect patients and health care workers.
Published
October 11, 2021

California coronavirus death count tops 70,000 as cases fall

It's the most in the nation, although its per capita fatality rate ranks in the bottom third.
Published
October 11, 2021

Drugmaker Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill

If approved, it would be the first pill shown to treat the illness.

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Published
October 11, 2021

Number of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals remains elevated

The count rose slightly Monday to 165, but remains below the peak numbers the state was reporting 2 weeks ago.
Published
October 11, 2021

Vital services that rely on MaineCare struggle to compete for workers

In a tight labor market exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, managers of care facilities funded by the state's version of Medicaid say hiring has never been harder.
Published
October 10, 2021

Allen West, Texas GOP candidate, hospitalized with COVID-19

The unvaccinated tea party firebrand has received monoclonal antibody injections and says he’s 'doing great.'
Published
October 10, 2021

Small businesses navigate ever-changing COVID-19 reality

A brief early-summer reprieve from pandemic restrictions was not, as many hoped, a return to normalcy.
Published
October 10, 2021

COVID-19 is more dangerous for pregnant women, but only a minority are vaccinated

While the CDC urges pregnant women to get vaccinated because of their lower immune system response, only about 33% have been fully vaccinated, according to CDC data.