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The bar for reimposing mask mandates is getting higher and higher
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew York City raised its coronavirus alert level last week in response to rising cases, triggering a...
Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe CDC urges people to mask up in indoor public places where cases are rising, but few local jurisdictions are bringing back requirements. (Matt Rourke...
Yellowstone adds indoor mask mandate due to rise in COVID cases
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYellowstone National Park will now require visitors 2 years and older to wear face masks in its...
CDC director Shah leaving Maine for high-level federal post
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 12—Dr. Nirav Shah, who gained near-celebrity status for leading the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving Maine to take a high-level ...
Districts Recommend Masks — But Don’t Require Them — as COVID Counts Rise
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCoronavirus cases are rising nationwide but, so far, upticks have spurred only a few school...
Federal CDC urges resumption of mask-wearing
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 19—Federal officials on Wednesday said that states like Maine that are at medium or high risk of COVID-19 transmission should again think about requiring mask-wearing in public indoor settings ...
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations stay steady as more masks return
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 8—There were 205 people hospitalized with COVID-19, the state reported Sunday, a number that has been higher in recent weeks. Of those hospitalized statewide with the virus, 34 were in critical ...
Why some places haven't given up their mask mandates
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—Alison Pray, owner of the popular Standard Baking Co. on Commercial Street in Portland, considered ending her bakery's mask mandate in late spring. But then she thought about all the ...
Pertussis cases in Maine have plummeted since 2019
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 26—Pertussis cases have plummeted in Maine since 2019, when the state had one of the highest per capita rates of infection in the country. The decline coincided with the onset of the COVID ...
3 questions for the CDC about how COVID-19 is still transforming our lives
Yahoo News via AOL· 7 months agoA COVID-19 antigen home test indicating a positive result. (Patrick Sison/AP) AP The coronavirus...
