vaccinations

The FDA has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine booster for people 50 and older and people who are immunocompromised.

President Clayton Rose announced on Wednesday that beginning Jan. 21, faculty, staff and students must get a booster shot within 30 days of becoming eligible.

Enforcement of the state's vaccine mandate began last Friday.

University of Maine System students have until the end of day on Friday to verify they've been vaccinated, or they'll be withdrawn from classes without a refund.

The problems cannot be divorced from a larger worker shortage during the pandemic and long-term issues facing an industry in which workers must provide intensive levels of care.

The Maine Department of Labor said Thursday that refusing to comply with an employer’s policies, including a health or safety policy, typically disqualifies a person from benefits.

The Florida-based group Liberty Counsel asked for an injunction against the Mills administration, saying the mandate is unconstitutional because it doesn't provide a religious exemption.

The Mills Administration will begin enforcing a mandate at the end of the month that requires health care workers be fully vaccinated or lose their jobs

Health care workers have until this Friday to get the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine. That's the last chance to be fully vaccinated by the time the mandate is enforced on Oct. 29.

The deadline in Maine is technically October 1, but the Mills Administration won't enforce the mandate till the end of October.