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Maine senior community first hit by COVID-19 celebrates 100% vaccination among residents, staff

Maine doctors: Masks key in limiting spread of COVID-19 variants

Medical experts in Maine said mask-wearing remains key in reducing the spread of COVID-19 variants.“An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure. We need to make sure we take these steps to keep safe,” Northern Light Health Vice President of Pharmacy Matt Marston said.Marston added that vaccinations also remain the best tool against serious illness from COVID-19 and hospitalization.“The more people that get vaccine, the less likely we will see further variants take hold of COVID-19 and mutate and evade vaccine immunity, which is ultimately what we really worry about,” Marston said.MaineHealth Chief Medical Improvement Officer Dr. Dora Anne Mills said breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated people are a factor in the new federal mask guidance released on Tuesday.“They had very high concentrations of virus in their nose and mouth, so they are perhaps fairly contagious. We want to make sure we put on all the layers on if we can,” Mills said.On Wednesday, Maine aligned wi

Outside report on Portland police response to protest released

Recent testing shows COVID-19 delta variant likely more widespread in Maine

Recent testing shows COVID-19 delta variant likely more widespread in Maine Share Updated: 5:25 PM EDT Jul 12, 2021 Share Updated: 5:25 PM EDT Jul 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SOME WHO WERE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BUT WERE MILDLY ILL. SINCE JULY 1ST MAINE HEALTH HAS BEEN SCREENGNI9 POSITIVE COVID- 19 TESTS AT THEIR NORDX LAB R FO VARIANTS OR MUTATIONS OF THE VIRUS. 18 WERE THE DELTA VARIANT OR IGINALLY DISCOVERED IN INDIA, 4 OF THE ALPHA FOD UN IN THE U-K AND 2 OF THE GAMMA VARIANT IDENTIFIED FIRST IN BRAZI L. 11:30 THIS IS NOT SURPRISING AT ALL VERY EXPECTED ACTUALLY DR. DORA ANN MIL TLSHE CHIEF IMPROVEMENT OFFICER FOR MAINE HEALTH NOTES THE SAMPLES WILL BE CONFIRMED BY GENETIC SEQUENCING DONE BY THE MAINE C-D- C. THE DELTA VARIANT NOW SPREONSIBLE FOMOR RE THAN HALF OFF THE CASES OF THE VIRUS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 10:20 THESE VARIANTS A RE DIFFERENT THEY ARE HITTING YOUNG PEOPLE SEEM TO BE MORE SEVERELY ááBUTTEDáá 10:25 T

Dangerous rip currents a concern along Maine coast after Elsa moves out

Dangerous rip currents a concern along Maine coast after Elsa moves out Share Updated: 7:50 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 Share Updated: 7:50 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARY CATE - HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING NOW? WE ARE HERE IN WELLS BY THE GETTY, AND TALKING WH IT FIRE CHIEF MARK DUPUIS FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN THEIR BIGGEST CONCERN IN TERMS OF IMPACT -AND ALSO RIP CURRENTS LATER TODAY AND TOMOOWRR. WHICH IS WHY HE SAYS THEY WILL HAVE THEIR LIFE GUARDS OUT TOMORROW TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE OCEAN FOR RIP CURRENTS THAT COULD IMPACT ANY SWIMMERS OR SURFER S. THEY CAN BE SPOTTED BY LOOKING FOR BREAKSN I BETWEEN WHITE CAPS WITH NO MOVEMENT EVEN IF WE DON T HAVE GO OD BEACH DAYS WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL STILL GO SWIMMING AND WE ALSO HAVA E LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SURFING. A LOT OF THOSE SURFERS WILL BE LOOKING AT BIGGER WAVES SO THERE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LOT OF SURFERS MY GUESS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE D AN ARE NOT GO