COVID-19
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Operation HOPE temporarily closes its doors
Operation HOPE at the Scarborough Police department has shut down due to the surge in COVID-19 cases but hopes to reopen later this month.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Omicron spreading in Maine as hospitalizations climb
The coronavirus variant made up 8.75% of the positive tests in the week leading to Christmas, according to genomic sequencing by The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
FDA allows Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as omicron surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now must decide whether to go along with the recommended boosters for the younger teens.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
COVID-19 death rates are three times higher in Maine’s less vaccinated counties
The stark contrast reveals the effectiveness of inoculation in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
Pandemic a factor in rising number of fire deaths in Maine
The number of fire deaths in 2021 was 27, three times the level of the safest year for fire deaths, 2010, when nine people died.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up slightly in Maine
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 338 people hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the state.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2021
Rich C. Kindelan to be new Scarborough fire chief
Rich C. Kindelan will be taking over after Fire Chief Michael Thurlow steps down.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruise ships
Shares of Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. tumbled on the news.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
FDA expected to authorize Pfizer boosters for ages 12-15 by next week
Older teenagers are already eligible for boosters, and younger children have more recently received their initial vaccine doses.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID-19 cases
One U.S. senator is calling for the CDC and cruise lines to again halt cruise travel, 6 months after the industry mounted its comeback, but the industry has announced no such plans.
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