Under the latest revision, the state also will lift distancing requirements in indoor settings such as restaurants, where people would remove masks for eating and drinking.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Maine planning more workplace, school clinics for vaccinations
The state is emphasizing convenience, making immunization readily available to Mainers whose work schedules or other conditions make it harder for them to get their shots.
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Maine begins vaccinating youths as young as 12 against COVID-19
The effort will focus on schools, but parental consent is required, and national data show some reluctance to giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children.
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Vaccine shuffle all across Maine sends doses where they’re needed
In ‘a big chess game’ behind the scenes, health care providers and state epidemiologists are constantly moving thousands of doses from clinic to clinic, so the COVID-19 vaccine supply meets demand.
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Young people making up bigger share of COVID-19 cases in Maine
More than 70% of the new cases were in people younger than 40, reflecting the lower vaccination rate among younger Mainers.
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UNE to require COVID-19 vaccination for fall semester
The University of New England joins the growing number of colleges and universities that are mandating the vaccine for a return to in-person learning.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Relatively few teens have gotten vaccinated. A few Casco Bay High students explain why they did
Although COVID-19 appears less risky to young people, there are other issues to consider, such as trying to achieve herd immunity, some said.
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Maine’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination site to close as state shifts immunization strategy
As demand declines, resources are being moved from large-scale venues to other settings, such as doctor’s offices, clinics and pharmacies.
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Troubling gaps lie below the surface of Maine’s vaccination success
Differences in inoculation rates between urban and rural areas, as well as among age groups and genders, complicate the state’s efforts to defeat COVID-19.
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Maine school leaders urge state to move quickly on COVID-19 guidelines for fall
As parents in some districts clamor for more in-person learning, the state’s superintendents are pressing state agencies to issue COVID-19 guidelines for the fall term as soon as possible.