Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren’t discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make mandates unnecessary.
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Florida orders school boards to do away with mask mandates or risk their pay
Florida on Friday surpassed 3 million total COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and reported 1,486 new deaths in a week.
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U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
The realtors who sued are likely to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which voted 5-4 in June to allow an earlier moratorium to continue only through the end of July.
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Texas Lt. Gov. falsely says Black people are driving COVID surge in Texas
While vaccination rates are low among Black Texans, the highest coronavirus case rates are among Whites and Hispanics, who make up 34.9% and 35.8% of the state’s cases respectively.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Positive test rate for COVID-19 increases as Maine reports another 185 cases
Transmission remains high throughout much of the state and country.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a COVID-19 hot spot
Health officials believe the rampant spread of the virus is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle.
Posted inMaine, News
Sen. King tests positive for COVID-19, quarantines at home
The senator’s office said Angus King tested positive in Maine, a day after he began feeling feverish.
Posted inNation & World
20,000 students in Mississippi quarantined after COVID exposure
The state has the nation’s second-lowest vaccination rate.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine reports 182 new cases, with decline in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, the state’s most populous and highly-vaccinated county, had its risk designation lowered from ‘substantial’ to ‘moderate’ Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Parents in southern Maine are excited, yet wary of COVID, as school year approaches
The delta variant and rising case numbers have raised fresh concerns for some parents, while others are eager for more in-school time and feel confident in schools’ reopening plans.