Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients says about 6,500 pharmacies around the U.S. will receive a total of 1 million doses.
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Biden, Yellen call Republican virus aid plan insufficient as Democrats push ahead
Democrats vote Tuesday to start a process for approving the president’s bill on their own, with or without Republican support, even as talks continue on potential adjustments.
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Threat of COVID-19 variants adds urgency to vaccination campaign
Health experts say it’s inevitable that variants will arrive in Maine, and double masking is a good way to reduce the risk of transmitting the more infectious forms.
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Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine boosters will tackle one mutation at a time
WASHINGTON – COVID-19 vaccine boosters will tackle one coronavirus variant at a time, focusing first on a mutation recently identified in South Africa that is alarming scientists, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, told McClatchy in an interview. The “ultimate solution” to the coronavirus pandemic may be a vaccine that protects against […]
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U.S. CDC plans to increase vaccine shipments to Maine and other states
The White House said states would get about 5% more doses this week, and announced a new pharmacy vaccination program that will eventually include Hannaford and Shaw’s.
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The Latest: WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at center of speculation
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Pandemic’s deadliest month in U.S. ends with signs of progress
The number of Americans hospitalized with the virus fell below 100,000 for the first time in two months.
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Central Mainers want answers after waiting hours to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine
Ann Carrigan, 73, of Winslow called and got through, but gave up after being on hold for three hours. ‘I ran out of patience and hung up,’ she said.
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Judge upholds Portland hazard pay but rules it’s not effective until 2022
Attorneys for two workers who intervened in the case say they plan to appeal the decision to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Vaccine skepticism lurks in town famous for syphilis study
Many people in Tuskegee, Alabama, have relatives who were subjected to the unethical government experiment.