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Coronavirus

Published
June 3, 2021

Unity College reopening its main campus in August, will offer residential option

The college was fully remote during the 2020-21 academic year and isn't planning to sell its campus after announcing plans to explore that option.
Published
June 3, 2021

U.S. will swiftly increase global vaccine sharing, Biden says

The initial allotment of 25 million doses announced by the president marks a substantial boost to the lagging COVAX effort, which to date has shared just 76 million doses with needy countries.
Published
June 3, 2021

COVID-19 shots coming to Maine ballparks, beaches and breweries

New cases exceed 100 for the first time in five days, but the state's overall trend continues to be lower case counts.
Published
June 2, 2021

New White House science chief wants vaccine for next pandemic made in 100 days

Sworn in Wednesday, Eric Lander says in his first interview, ‘it’s totally feasible to do that.’
Published
June 2, 2021

Japan’s vaccine push before Olympics looks to be too late

The Olympics risk becoming an incubator for 'a Tokyo variant,' a doctor warns.

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Published
June 2, 2021

Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters

The world’s leading COVID-19 vaccines may offer lasting protection, but scientists caution that more research is needed and that virus mutations are still a wild card.
Published
June 2, 2021

Free beer offered as vaccine incentive during Biden’s ‘month of action’

President Joe Biden is announcing a “month of action” Wednesday to get more shots into arms before July 4.
Published
June 2, 2021

State pushes to have regular COVID-19 testing for hospitality, retail workers

Free rapid-results antigen tests are being made available through Walgreens pharmacies as part of an effort to minimize virus transmission during the upcoming tourist season.
Published
June 2, 2021

Seniors ‘getting back to living’ after more than a year of pandemic restrictions

Residents of retirement communities in Maine are resuming activities and visits, now that most are vaccinated.
Published
June 1, 2021

Augusta Public School Board pursues ‘pool testing’ for reducing pandemic requirements

The Department of Education protocol calls for 30% of a building's people to be tested for COVID-19 on a regular basis as a way to ease physical distancing requirements.