Maine Center for Disease Control Archives

Facing virus, BIW union demands shipyard give employees paid leave

by Kathleen O'Brien March 16, 2020March 17, 2020

Bath Iron Works, one of Maine’s largest employers, announced it will allow employees to take unpaid leave for two weeks without losing their job, but the union is pushing back.

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Maine CDC reports three new likely coronavirus cases

by Peter McGuire March 14, 2020March 16, 2020

It says the state now has three presumptive positive tests and three preliminary presumptive positive tests under review.

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Still no confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine, but threat’s impact is widespread

by Kevin Miller March 11, 2020March 13, 2020

Maine CDC officials continue to work with hospitals, nursing homes and doctors to prepare for likely cases even as schools and universities take steps in response to the threat posed by the virus.

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Maine considering nonbinary option for birth certificates

by Rachel Ohm February 20, 2020February 21, 2020

A proposed rule change being considered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention would allow use of an ‘X’ to designate nonbinary on birth certificates.

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Flu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard

by Joe Lawlor February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.

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Flu becomes widespread in Maine

by Joe Lawlor January 8, 2020January 9, 2020

Flu cases accelerated last week and are now being recorded in all 16 Maine counties, with York and Aroostook the hardest hit.

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Vaping among Maine high school students nearly doubled in just 2 years, survey shows

by Rachel Ohm December 13, 2019January 7, 2020

The increase prompted Gov. Janet Mills to call for more education and the elimination of a provision in state law that allows some people under 21 to buy tobacco.