The public health benefit at-home rapid tests provide for Mainers outweighs any potential undercounting of cases, a spokesperson for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots
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Past COVID-19 infection may not fend off omicron variant, study suggests
Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it makes people more seriously ill, and whether it can thwart the vaccine.
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Roe ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt
Maine Sen. Susan Collins was among those assured, during his confirmation to the Supreme Court, that Brett Kavanaugh considered a woman’s right to an abortion to be ‘settled law,’ yet this week he suggested the court could upend that.
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Pace of new COVID infections continues post-Thanksgiving rise
The delta variant continues to drive a surge in infections in Maine as the new omicron variant is being detected elsewhere in the country.
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Rural residents still waiting on expanded COVID testing options
Finding a test ahead of holiday gatherings or travel this winter may prove difficult for central and western Maine residents.
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U.S. is still battling delta variant, even as multiple omicron cases reported
For now, the extra-contagious delta variant accounts for practically all cases in the U.S. and continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses and a backlog of patients.
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Foundation donating $2.25 million to improve children’s cancer care in Maine
Maine Medical Center said a new pediatric center in Scarborough will be named The Sam L. Cohen Pediatric Infusion Center.
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Mainers shouldn’t forget that ‘delta is the fire that’s blazing here today,’ CDC director says
As the science around the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus unfolds, Maine CDC director urged Mainers to not forget about the variant already in front of them.
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Maine health officials monitor new variant as delta drives record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Health officials are still waiting to see what effect the holiday weekend will have on transmission, but they expect cases to surge again.