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Coronavirus

Published
March 2, 2021

Our View: Age-based vaccination plan right for Maine

An efficient system that’s easy to understand is the right way to manage COVID risks.
Published
March 1, 2021

Guerrette, Hickman vie for Senate District 14 seat

The special election was called because Shenna Bellows, who was elected to a third term representing Senate District 14, declined to be sworn in when she was elected by the Legislature to serve as Maine's secretary of state.
Published
March 1, 2021

FDA gives emergency approval to at-home COVID-19 test

The nasal swab test can be self-administered by anyone over 14 years old or performed by a parent on anyone over 8 years old.
Published
March 1, 2021

States easing virus restrictions despite experts’ warnings

The push to reopen comes as COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the states are ramping up.
Published
March 1, 2021

Hussey School in Augusta, Hall-Dale Elementary in Hallowell report COVID-19 cases

Lillian P. Hussey Elementary School was operating under fully remote learning Monday, while Hall-Dale Elementary School did not make changes to its teaching schedule after a positive case of COVID-19 was reported Saturday.

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Published
March 1, 2021

Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

Questions about how a limited supply of vaccine should be distributed have now found a new focus in rural America.
Published
March 1, 2021

Countries urge drug companies to share vaccine know-how

Pharmaceutical companies that took taxpayer money from the U.S. or Europe to develop inoculations at unprecedented speed say they need to protect their intellectual property and ensure safety, but critics counter that the pace of negotiations is far too slow.
Published
March 1, 2021

Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill

Four days after the chamber's parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted their options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.
Published
March 1, 2021

The Latest: Brazil health officials urge lockdowns, curfews

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Published
March 1, 2021

State opening 2 mass vaccination clinics in southern Maine as supply grows to 55,000 doses this week

A site at the Portland Expo and another at a former retail store in Sanford will add to a growing list of options. The Maine CDC also reported 128 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, continuing a downward trend.