But many of the rules that brought people into the streets of Shanghai, Beijing and at least six other cities remain in force.
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CDC study: Omicron-specific boosters show modest benefit compared to earlier vaccines
The Biden administration’s campaign to boost Americans ahead of an expected winter wave is lagging, with about 11 percent of people having gotten a bivalent booster.
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State’s top health officials encourage Mainers to stock up on at-home COVID tests ahead of holidays
Every Maine household is eligible to receive a free, at-home COVID-19 test kit every month. Each kit contains five rapid tests.
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COVID-19 outbreak at Massachusetts veterans home results in $58 million settlement
The class-action lawsuit came after 84 residents died and roughly the same number were sickened.
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Biden officials worry pandemic exhaustion could lead to bad COVID winter
Health officials privately worry about limited funds, worn-out front-line health workers and the dwindling receptivity of many Americans to COVID-19 precautions.
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Wastewater data suggests creeping COVID-19 levels in Midcoast
Though COVID-19 case counts have remained flat, wastewater data suggests concentrations of the virus are on the rise in Brunswick and Bath.
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Portland City Council weighs options for remaining $11.2 million in COVID relief funds
Funding a proposed affordable housing development in East Deering is a top priority, but they’ll have to act fast.
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Canada likely to drop vaccine requirement to enter
It is not immediately known whether the U.S. will make a similar move by Sept. 30.
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Health care workers appeal dismissal of lawsuit over Maine’s vaccine mandate
Seven Maine health care workers are taking their case to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, after a federal judge dismissed their case in August.
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Harpswell nurse named health care ‘Champion’ for push to vaccinate seniors
Harpswell resident Gayle Hays was one of just six people to win the title of New England UnitedHealthcare Champion this summer for her work helping local seniors get the COVID-19 vaccine.