The emails show Fauici was inundated with more than 1,000 messages a day.
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Biden urges state mask mandates as CDC director warns of ‘impending doom’
After CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky makes an impassioned plea to Americans not to let their guard down, President Biden appeals to state and local leaders to reinstate mask-wearing requirements if they have eased them.
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CDC director says coronavirus vaccines won’t be widely available until middle of 2021
But President Trump later questions the testimony of Robert Redfield, saying the CDC chief was wrong in his estimation of how fast a potential vaccine will be available to the general public.
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Federal CDC posts long-awaited guidance for reducing everyday virus risk
The agency also offers advice on organizing and attending big gatherings such as concerts, sporting events, protests and political rallies.
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As labs ramp up, who can get tested in U.S. for coronavirus?
Priority goes to people with fever, cough and other flu-like symptoms and who have had close contact with someone confirmed to have the virus or those who traveled to an outbreak area outside the U.S.
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Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Orono-Veazie water
The water remains safe to drink and use, however, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Respiratory illnesses in children and when to seek medical care
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention wants parents to be aware of the signs and symptoms of influenza and pertussis.
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CDC warns of arsenic in well water
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention recommends that residents test their well water for arsenic at least every five years. Following recent state legislation, money is now available to help clean and test drinking water. Arsenic is known to cause cancer, and is a major concern in well water in the state of […]
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Health officials: Stay out of the pool if you have diarrhea
NEW YORK — Health officials say hotel pools and hot tubs are a major source of the stomach bugs people get from swimming. And they’re reminding people with diarrhea to stay out of pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds. U.S. public health officials report on safe swimming every year. Thursday’s version from the Centers for […]
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Consumers told to toss romaine lettuce over E. coli fears
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday told consumers to throw away any store-bought romaine lettuce they have in their kitchens and warned restaurants not to serve it amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in several states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its warning […]