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.
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States easing virus restrictions despite experts’ warnings
The push to reopen comes as COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the states are ramping up.
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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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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.
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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.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
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.
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The Latest: Brazil health officials urge lockdowns, curfews
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hall-Dale Elementary School reports positive COVID-19 case
Official: The diagnosis will not force a change in schedule at the school in Hallowell.
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The Latest: First U.S. Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses shipping Sunday night
WASHINGTON — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday. The White House said the entire stockpile of the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will go out immediately. J&J will deliver about 16 million […]