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Published
November 7, 2021

Biden vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers

About 4 million federal workers, from FBI agents to Bureau of Prisons guards to U.S. Food and Drug Administration workers, are to be vaccinated by Nov. 22 under the president’s executive order aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
Published
November 7, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high Sunday

Maine hospitals report 212 patients with COVID-19, including 76 in critical care and 35 on ventilators.
Published
November 7, 2021

Our View: Post-COVID, let’s build schools that work for everyone

The pandemic revealed longstanding inequities and left many students behind. It's a challenge for schools, but also an opportunity.
Published
November 6, 2021

Appeals court temporarily halts vaccine mandate on larger businesses

At least 27 states filed lawsuits challenging the rule in several circuits.
Published
November 6, 2021

Maine reports 698 new cases of COVID-19, three new deaths Saturday

The unvaccinated account for 86 percent of all cases since vaccinations became widely available this spring, the Maine CDC says.

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Published
November 5, 2021

Lawsuits over federal workplace vaccine mandate focus on states’ rights

At least 26 states are challenging the Biden administration rule, arguing that it represents a federal power grab and usurps the authority of states to set health policy.
Published
November 5, 2021

As Maine COVID surge continues, unvaccinated pockets continue to fuel it, national experts say

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Maine's sustained high-infection rate is the result of multiple factors, even as the state's high vaccination rate continues to protect immunized residents from serious illness.
Published
November 4, 2021

Faced with rising COVID-19 cases, Lewiston superintendent asks parents for help

On Thursday, Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote that several schools were nearly closed this week due to staffing shortages.
Published
November 4, 2021

Release of Biden vaccine mandate raises questions for many Maine employers

Some employers, particularly those in the public sector, still don't know how or whether the vaccination-or-testing mandate for workers will apply to them.
Published
November 4, 2021

How will the vaccine mandate affect Bath shipyard workers?

Although shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works now have until early January to get vaccinated, the company hasn't said how many workers might quit over the requirement.