The partnership helped the home fill vital shifts as virus-stricken staffers isolated at home while offering future nurses and doctors an opportunity for intimate, hands-on experience during the pandemic.

As the number of COVID-19 infections explodes in Maine, a third of the state's 93 elder-care facilities are reporting unfilled positions.

Meanwhile, researchers sent by the World Health Organization are in Wuhan preparing to investigate the origins of the virus.

Authorities hope to give shots to 300 million people, roughly the population of the U.S.

The government has yet to approve a single vaccine.

The Maine CDC reports 444 cases of the novel coronavirus and 30 more deaths as the state grapples with further vaccine delays from the federal government.

The presence of employees shopping for home delivery customers makes it impossible to follow physical distancing guidelines, one employee says.

Across the country, some nursing home directors and health care officials say the partnership is actually hampering the vaccination process.

The EU Commission chief says she immediately called the company's CEO, while Canada's government says it, too, was affected.

The Maine CDC reported four cases at Klearview Manor in a media briefing Friday.

Some countries are worried that a second consecutive summer holiday season impacted by the pandemic would hit their tourism industries even harder than the first one.

Waterville's homeless shelter looks to improve on service as pandemic continues.

The federal program, renewed as part of an economic stimulus package passed last year, can provide up to $284 billion in loans.

As states across the U.S. roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots.

The numbing figure was reached just over a year after COVID-19 was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.

Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette announced Thursday night that there are new COVID-19 cases in two of the district’s schools.

It's unclear when Maine will be able to obtain more doses and accelerate its efforts to vaccinate older residents, even as major health care networks make plans for vaccine clinics.

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We've gathered daily net new COVID-19 cases (total new daily cases minus probable cases from previous days that later tested negative) broken down by county throughout central Maine. Included are charts for Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset and Waldo counties.

The company cited financial distress from the ongoing pandemic.

Don Crisman has been to the previous 54 Super Bowls. He's hoping the NFL will come through again with tickets so he can attend Super Bowl LV in Tampa.

“Weddings will never stop. They may be scaled down tremendously, but you can’t stop stuff,” says the show's producer.

China Primary School in Regional School Unit 18 has also reported a case of COVID-19 infection, but will remain open.

A group of Republican legislators without masks is shown on a recent Facebook Live video in clear violation of the State House policy for face coverings.

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand.

The jail will only take in people considered violent offenders and represent a public safety risk, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.

Hard-hit EMMC saw its burden ease for second week, while Maine Med had its heaviest COVID-19 inpatient week yet.

More than 4,000 Mainers filed new claims last week, while a 0.13% payroll tax was implemented to help fund the unemployment compensation office.

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Intermed, Central Maine Healthcare and Northern Light Health are also preparing to vaccinate older patients.

This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.

A coronavirus action plan to be introduced by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.

Walgreens and CVS have administered only a fraction of the vaccine doses they've been allocated, and state officials question whether they will be able to expand their efforts anytime soon.

A report released Wednesday by the CDC adds to the evidence suggesting that children aren’t the main drivers of community transmission of COVID-19.

The fourth-graders at Hall Dale Elementary School will be fully remote until Monday, Jan. 25.

Maine's new vaccine strategy gives higher priority to police, firefighters and other first responders, as well as older Mainers and those with high-risk medical conditions.

As of Wednesday, BIW reported 63 new cases so far this month, according to the company’s website.

Oakland-based Regional School Unit 18 announced a positive case of COVID-19 Tuesday evening in an individual associated with James H. Bean Elementary School in Sidney.

The virus continues to spread rapidly even as Maine works to vaccinate as many health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities as it can.

Plus, foods to soothe pandemic anxieties, from doughnuts to plant-based dinners.

Several states are resuming in-person dining, one of the most high-risk activities.

Maine's CDC director says the state wants to be more explicit with hospitals about which health care workers should get priority for vaccination.

While many people will experience milder side effects after vaccination, severe allergic reactions have been rare in Maine and nationwide so far.

City officials say five members of the department tested positive after high-risk incidents in December, and two other cases appear to be unrelated.

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The administration is urging states to immediately start vaccinating groups farther down the priority scale.

But the governor also says that the pace of vaccine deliveries needs to speed up for the state to act on new federal guidelines prioritizing those 65 and older and those with pre-existing conditions.

But Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, says the state soon will update its vaccine dashboard with much more information.

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