Anti-poverty organization Global Citizen wants to raise $22 billion to help get much-needed doses to poor countries.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area school board members ask for more details about COVID relief money spending
In emails obtained by the Kennebec Journal, Regional School Unit 2 board members have been asking questions about where and why coronavirus money is being spent across the district.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Q&A: What you need to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Is this vaccine different from the other vaccines available? Should I be worried if I recently got a Johnson & Johnson shot?
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bates College lifts its lockdown after 12 days
With COVID-19 cases declining among its students, Bates Tuesday lifted a lockdown that it imposed April 1 to stop a serious outbreak.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 571 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since late January
The rising numbers, which mirror a nationwide trend, are increasingly being driven by people under 30, who accounted for 52% of the new infections reported in Maine on Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News
Use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused as cases spike in Maine
The state has redirected Moderna vaccine to a mobile unit that was launched Monday at the Oxford Casino, and may do so again if the Johnson & Johnson pause continues.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Pause on J&J vaccine over clot reports will last only days, FDA says
The FDA issued a statement saying it recommends the pause ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
The vaccines now being used across the U.S. offer strong protection, but Pfizer and Moderna are testing updates in case the virus eventually outsmarts today’s shots.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Lack of space prevents Winslow Public Schools from increasing in-person learning
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention requires 3 feet of spacing between all students and 6 feet of spacing between school staff and students, which makes increasing in-person learning impossible.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Time to party? Events industry still uncertain about COVID
A number of states still have restrictions on gathering sizes and many Americans feel uneasy about being in large groups.