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Coronavirus

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February 10, 2021

WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

The AstraZeneca vaccine is important because it forms the bulk of the stockpile acquired by a U.N.-backed effort to deploy coronavirus vaccines globally.
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February 10, 2021

Androscoggin County commissioner offers new resolution that forbids county officials from enforcing mask mandate

Isaiah Lary's statement advocates for prohibiting the county from using funds, personnel or resources to enforce the governor's orders to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 10, 2021

Attorney appears as fluffy kitten in online court hearing

Rod Ponton says he looked normal on the webcam as he waited to be let into the Zoom hearing in a Texas courtroom.
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February 10, 2021

More than 6,000 Maine employers receive new pandemic aid

About $463 million in new Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans has been approved in the month since applications started.
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February 10, 2021

First case of COVID-19 variant from U.K. detected in Maine

State health officials said the variant first discovered in the United Kingdom was detected in a Franklin County resident who had traveled out of the country.

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February 10, 2021

Fairfield junior high goes remote; Unity-based district reports case of COVID-19

New cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Maine School Administrative District 49 and Regional School Unit 3.
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February 10, 2021

Hallowell-area teachers’ union responds to superintendent’s COVID-19 claim

The Kennebec-Intra District School Education Association said in a statement it has "lost patience" with Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold.
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February 10, 2021

CDC study finds double masks or tighter fit can reduce virus transmission by 95%

The agency says people can wear a cloth mask on top of a disposable surgical mask 'for better fit and extra protection.'
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February 10, 2021

A third of U.S. adults skeptical of COVID vaccine, poll finds

About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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February 10, 2021

Walmart website buckles under vaccine signups, but Friday launch still planned

The company says technical problems affected its website but it still expects to start giving shots on Friday, and some Mainers say they were able to get appointments.