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PublishedJune 30, 2021
‘Vaccines are key here,’ Maine CDC director says at final COVID-19 briefing
Meanwhile, officials from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center say Maine Hospital Association's advocacy for a COVID-19 vaccination mandate does not affect their current outlook.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Mills thanks public, praises state officials for response to deadly pandemic
At the state's last regularly scheduled briefing on COVID-19, Gov. Janet Mills and Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah expressed sorrow for those who died and thanked Mainers for their sacrifices.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Health officials search for key to boosting vaccination numbers
The Maine CDC and the state's health care networks are examining who has yet to be vaccinated, the reasons why and how best to reach them.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Growing gaps in U.S. vaccination rates show regions at risk
In the least vaccinated counties, many of them in the South and Central regions of the U.S., less than half as many people have gotten at least one COVID vaccine dose as in the most vaccinated counties in the cities and on the coasts.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
COVID-19 indicators improve, signaling ‘the tables have turned’
The seven-day average of daily new cases stands at 25.1, compared to 192.9 a month ago.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Tri-county nursing home staff are less vaccinated than residents, data shows
Residents of the 14 nursing homes located in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties are vaccinated at a higher rate than the health care personnel who work there, according to data from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Hospitals want mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all Maine health care workers
The Maine Hospital Association is having preliminary discussions with state health officials about vaccine requirements for staff, once the FDA gives full approval to the vaccines.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
State reports 35 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 additional deaths
Meanwhile, the six Maine counties with the lowest vaccination rate are also the counties with the highest rates of new transmission over the last 28 days.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Maine reports lowest case count since September, no additional deaths
Despite recording just 12 new cases Thursday, state health officials warn that a new variant could undermine progress by spreading among unvaccinated Mainers.
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