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One year after the emergence of the novel coronavirus pandemic, local h...

Loop News Dr David Walcott, Founder of Novamed. One year after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, local healthcare innovation business, Novamed, is making significant strides with its Virtual Innovation Lab to explore innovative solutions and opportunities in healthcare. “The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst in spurring the need for an innovative space to tackle the current challenges in healthcare, and Novamed responded to that need with the establishment of the virtual innovation lab,” said Dr David Walcott, Founder of Novamed. Walcott further explained that following the su...

Pool testing to let Maine schools drop distancing requirements Schools that take part in the state pool testing program no longer have to maintain 3-feet of distancing Share Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 20, 2021 WMTW Pool testing to let Maine schools drop distancing requirements Schools that take part in the state pool testing program no longer have to maintain 3-feet of distancing Share Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 20, 2021 Maine schools are no longer required to maintain 3 feet of distancing between students if they take part in the state's pooled testing progr...

Through the voluntary program that Baker's office has described as a "first-in-the-nation pooled testing initiative," participating schools conduct the screenings of staff and students whose parents have given consent at least once a week. As of March 29, the schools had tested almost 159,000 individuals in 22,679 pools, with a pool positivity rate of 0.76 percent, according to the administration. That same day, the statewide seven-day average positive test rate was 2.57 percent. "It's a very low percentage to come back positive, because keep in mind, if you're sick or you think you might hav...

In January, when the Baker administration announced a new pooled COVID-19 testing initiative for K-12 schools, Education Secretary James Peyser said technological advances had enabled the state "to take our testing program to the next level." Three months later, with 185 of 400 school districts participating and the state now planning to pick up the tab through the end of this academic year, some of those involved are looking a level beyond, eyeing the Massachusetts program as a potential national model. "We've already had other states ask us if we could replicate the program," said Tim Rowe,...