The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
How do the vaccines work?
How many doses of the Pfizer vaccine will Maine get and when? The Maine CDC expects to receive 12,675 doses of the Pfizer vaccine as soon as next week, and it will use them to vaccinate front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Maine has an estimated 75,000 health care workers with […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Jewish Americans plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations to avoid virus
Many are already accustomed to more intimate celebrations of a holiday focused more on the home than on the synagogue.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine colleges lend critical research freezers as state mobilizes for historic vaccine rollout
UNE, SMCC, Bates and Colby lend ultra-cold freezers needed to store the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer.
Posted inMaine
Three deputy fire chiefs in Portland disciplined for not enforcing mask mandates
Fire Chief Keith Gautreau, who was photographed without a mask in a firehouse, conceded that ‘we could all do better with this and we should be’ and ‘it starts at the top.’
Posted inMaine
Despite calls from some residents, Phippsburg board continues to buck mask requirements
Eight residents asked selectmen to require masks in municipal buildings to protect town employees and the public, but the board again declined.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress stuck as McConnell torpedoes bipartisan aid deal
A negotiating group including Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is working to rally lawmakers behind the $908 billion framework that includes a $300-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and $160 billion for state and local governments.
Posted inMaine, News
Canton facility administrator among 29 employees with COVID-19
The facility reported on Wednesday that eight residents have died from COVID-19 complications over the past week and there are 110 active cases.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for COVID-19
DeGeneres has been hosting her daytime talk show, ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ live from her studio, with guests appearing both in person and virtually.