https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1315593013184221184?s=20 As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but there are some simple steps you can take to help protect yourself and everyone around you. It’s easy to get tired of wearing masks and practicing social distancing. There has even been some talk from the White […]
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inPerspective
Daily DIY sniff checks could catch many cases of COVID-19
Smell loss – called anosmia – is a common symptom of COVID-19. For the past nine months, the two of us – a sensory scientist and an infectious disease epidemiologist– have applied our respective expertise to develop smell-based screening and testing programs as part of a response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In early October, one […]
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say businesses can require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, but that doesn’t mean they will
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Jobless claims remain high, raising stakes for Trump’s new demands on economic relief bill
If Trump does not sign the $900 billion stimulus package, 12 million Americans will lose unemployment aid after Christmas.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?
COVID-19 vaccinations have started in the U.S., but children won’t be able to get them until there’s enough study data showing the shots are safe and effective for younger ages as well
Posted inOp-Eds, Perspective
Donald Trump inherited populism from a long line of American politicians
President Donald Trump’s magnetic appeal to lower-income, lesser-educated white Americans is a not a new phenomenon that suddenly appeared out of thin air in 2016. It’s the product of a rigid class system that’s been around for centuries, hiding in plain sight. The background story of how this country’s baked-in class system and manipulative electoral […]
Posted inPerspective
Why celebrating Christmas is good for your mental health
From birthdays to weddings and graduations, this year has seen many personal celebrations cancelled, while communal festivities such as Bonfire Night, Eid and Diwali either haven’t been celebrated or have been more subdued. So it might feel tempting to downplay Christmas too, especially with concerns that people mixing more freely could lead to a third wave of […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
V Day 2020 was a day of light and hope
In the last three weeks, my hours have been filled with work — on the surge as well as the vaccine planning efforts — and my head and heart have been empty. It’s December, the darkest month of the year. And this must be the darkest December in modern history. A disease that did not […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Galleries: Health care workers are vaccinated as Maine reports 590 new COVID-19 cases
St. Mary’s Regional medical Center in Lewiston received about 400 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and started giving them to their staff Thursday.
Posted inMaine
Dec. 17 storm is going to bring more snow than you thought
Light, fluffy snow is in Thursday night’s forecast.