The news came as Pfizer sought permission to offer a booster dose to kids ages 5 to 11, just like people 12 and older can get.
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Kamala Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’
Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a ‘close contact’ of Vice President Kamala Harris in recent days.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
State to repay inmates for seized unemployment benefits
About 50 incarcerated people will receive the money taken two years ago amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine reports 569 new cases of COVID-19 over a 3-day period
There were two additional deaths reported over the period covering Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Posted inHealth
Pass urgent COVID funding or more will die, White House says
After two years at the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the U.S. could soon have to begin taking a number.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Kennebec County receives more than $47 million in requests for pandemic relief funds
County officials have contracted with a consultant to review, rank and complete risk assessments of grant applications to help determine how Kennebec County’s $23.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds will be spent.
Posted inLocal & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase sharply in Maine
Still, public health experts are not projecting a return to the winter surges that the omicron wave caused in Maine and the U.S.
Posted inNation & World
Researchers hunt for improvements in COVID-19 vaccines
Updating the vaccine recipe to match the latest variants is risky, because the next mutant could be completely unrelated.
Posted inLocal & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 12 in Maine
School officials are watching COVID trends as students return from spring break at the same time cases have been rising throughout Northeast.
Posted inNation & World
Boris Johnson causing more trouble for Tories with another partygate probe
He now faces a third inquiry into the matter – this time on whether he lied to Parliament.