A record 104,000 people missed work in October 2022 because of child care problems, surpassing early pandemic levels.
COVID-19
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Canada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
A growing list of countries, including the U.S., are worried about China’s ongoing COVID outbreak and its lack of data on infections.
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U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited the surge in infections in China and what it said was a lack of adequate and transparent information from that country.
Posted inHealth, Maine
As the search for treatments continues, many Maine patients still struggle with long COVID
MaineHealth is participating in a national study of long COVID patients that many hope will lead to cures.
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‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
Experts have forecast between a million and 2 million deaths next year.
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New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. troops
Biden ultimately accepted Republican demands in order to win passage of the legislation agreeing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that lifting the mandate was not in the best interests of the military.
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White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
COVID-19 cases have shown a marked increase after Thanksgiving, and further increases are projected from Christmas and New Year’s.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Cumberland-based SAD 51 latest to be hit by illness
The district for Cumberland and North Yarmouth is holding remote classes for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade on Tuesday because of a surge in illness affecting 270 of its 2,100 students.
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House passes $858 billion defense bill, scrapping COVID vaccine mandate for military members
It now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass easily, then to the president to be signed into law.
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COVID hospitalizations rising post-Thanksgiving after an autumn lull
Hospitals are already under strain from RSV and the flu.