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Thinking through the holidays this year by Your Local Epidemiologist
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Thinking through the holidays this year by Your Local Epidemiologist

With the season for family get-togethers coming up, here are some ways to help avoid infecting those who are more vulnerable with Covid and other viruses. Also some general thoughts and advice on how to avoid Covid-related disruption in your lives. Katelyn always writes very thoughtfully and as realistically as possible.

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Aug 2022 National and statewide Covid trends
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Aug 2022 National and statewide Covid trends

For the Aug 11th YCCTF meeting, Sharon MacDonnell and Gib Parrish pulled together data on both national and statewide Covid trends to compare how the US and Maine are doing this summer. They also projected what they expect to happen in the next few months.

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Yarmouth’s COVID-19 task force wins state award (Press Herald)
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Yarmouth’s COVID-19 task force wins state award (Press Herald)

The Yarmouth Community Coronavirus Task Force is the winner of this year’s Public Health Program of Excellence Award from the Maine Public Health Association. “It’s a great honor and a real tribute to the many people in Yarmouth who volunteered to make all the activities that we’ve been involved in possible,” said Margaret Downing, one of four founding members of the 100-member task force.

The task force was honored for its “leadership, collaboration, and volunteer efforts to serve the needs of the Yarmouth community during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Rebecca Boulos, executive director of the MPHA.

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