New perils lie in wait that could escalate or prolong the outbreak. Each has the potential to cause more illness and death.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Americans spent less in July as COVID-19 cases surged
Spending fell at stores that sell clothing, furniture and sporting goods.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Masks are our children’s only defense
My family took a lot of road trips when I was little. My memories of those trips involve a lot of singalongs, getting passed from one lap to another and curling up on a blanket in the way back when I got tired. There was no car seat. Heck, there were no seat belts. My […]
Posted inMaine, News
Delta variant dominant as Maine reports 375 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days
Three more deaths are reported, and transmission levels in 15 of Maine’s 16 counties are high enough that mask wearing is recommended indoors for all people.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine concert venues consider requiring proof of vaccination
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor and Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield have policies, while others are following the lead of concert giant Live Nation, which says it will start similar requirements in October.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Biden administration to announce most Americans will need booster shots
Health and science experts are coming to believe that people will need the boosters eight months after they are fully vaccinated.
Posted inNation & World
COVID mask disputes make for rocky start of school year
Nowhere did Monday’s battles play out greater than in Texas, where some counties and school districts kept in place mask mandates and others rescinded them.
Posted inMaine
Health care workers protest vaccine mandate in Augusta
Nearly 400 people, many in scrubs, lined both sides of State Street in front of the Maine State House to protest the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 or have a medical exemption.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: It’s ‘un-American’ to discriminate against those who choose not to vaccinate
The column entitled “Those who refuse vaccine are un-American” (Through My Lens, Aug. 13) is written as a defamatory swipe at those who have a different opinion about the COVID jab. It is humorous how Abdi Nor Iftin describes his jab experience with such religious rapture, and he can’t understand why so many people are […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: ‘Abundance of caution’ has served Maine well
I am so glad to see John Balentine giving Gov. Mills the credit she deserves for her handling of the COVID pandemic (“Here’s Something: An overabundance of caution is our undoing,” Aug. 13). He expressed that we have had an “abundance of caution” in our state, and I quite agree. This allowed Maine to have […]