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Published
December 8, 2021

Senate rejects Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses

The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take the measure up, which means the rule would stand.
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December 8, 2021

COVID cases spike even as U.S. hits 200 million vaccine milestone

The nation's overall death toll less than two years into the crisis could hit 800,000 in a matter of days.
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December 8, 2021

CMMC asks for federal assistance as COVID-19 continues to slam central and western Maine

Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that she requested teams of emergency medical personnel under a federal program on behalf of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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December 8, 2021

Kennebec County Correctional Facility reports case number has tripled in second week of COVID-19 outbreak

Of the 32 people testing positive, 20 are inmates and 12 are staff members.
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December 8, 2021

Cumberland County Jail reports 15 active cases of COVID-19

The numbers are improving at the jail, which began dealing with a new wave of infections early last month.

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Published
December 8, 2021

Gov. Mills activates National Guard as hospitals struggle with surge of COVID-19 patients

The Mills administration will send Guard personnel to support operations at hospitals statewide.
Published
December 8, 2021

Pfizer says booster of its COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against omicron

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said that while 2 doses may not be strong enough to prevent infection, lab tests showed a booster increased by 25-fold people's levels of antibodies capable of fighting off omicron.
Published
December 8, 2021

Our View: Tests, shots fail to keep up with Maine virus surge

This failure is helping fuel the historic number of cases – and it will do the same during the next spike if something doesn’t change.
Published
December 7, 2021

First lab results show omicron has ‘much more extensive escape’ from antibodies than previous variants

The study also suggests that booster shots could be key in the battle with the variant.
Published
December 7, 2021

COVID hospitalizations keep rising as state reports 980 new cases, 12 deaths

Tuesday's report indicates no slowdown of the delta variant surge in Maine, which officials have warned could intensify through the holiday season.