A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package is moving ahead.
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Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Community vaccination clinic at Augusta Civic Center to open Wednesday
Kennebec County Emergency Management Director Sean Goodwin said the clinic was set up Friday and final checks were being done Tuesday as the civic center clinic would begin offering vaccinations to people age 70 and older.
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Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks even as stockpiles swell
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of N95 masks are pouring out of U.S. factories and heading into storage.
Posted inNation & World
Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable
As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers.
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The Latest: Seattle 90-year-old walks 6 miles through snow to make her vaccine appointment
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait
The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine will provide rapid tests for COVID-19 to school districts
The state will distribute up to 250,000 antigen tests, which produce results in 15 minutes, enabling schools to keep virus transmission in check and reduce staffing problems.
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Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID disinformation, China took a leading role
An Associated Press investigation, conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, found that powerful political figures and allied media in China, the U.S., Russia and Iran flooded the globe with disinformation about the origins of the COVID pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Androscoggin commissioners to debate anti-masking resolution via Zoom on Wednesday
On the agenda is a resolution offered by Isaiah Lary that calls the executive orders issued by Gov. Janet Mills unconstitutional and calls for the county to not enforce the mask mandate.
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COVID-19 vaccine wait continues for more than 100,000 Maine seniors
Of Maine’s 193,000 eligible older residents, about 80,500 have gotten the COVID-19 shot.