Unlike the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the Oxford-AstraZeneca candidate doesn’t have to be stored at ultra-cold temperatures, making it easier to distribute.
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Posted inMaine
Cloth or disposable? How often to wash? And other burning questions about masks
Doubts still linger among Mainers about the safest ways to use them, so here are some answers.
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Posted inMaine, News
Buxton police officer tests positive for COVID-19
A second officer has has tested probable for the coronavirus as the small department adjusts to having two members of its force in quarantine.
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UMF reports another case of COVID-19
The infection is one of two active cases at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Posted inNation & World
Russia’s health system under strain as the virus surges back
Russia’s health care system has been under severe strains in recent weeks, as a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic has swept the country.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Black clergy, United Way to launch anti-coronavirus effort
The initiative focuses on expanding testing and increased public health education.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
‘The thrill of the game’: Die-hard bingo players gather in Madison
Tardiff-Belanger American Legion Post 39 on South Maple Street hosts bingo games every Sunday afternoon.
Posted inNation & World
G-20 summit ends with support for COVID-19 vaccines for all
The coalition expresses support for COVAX, an international initiative to distribute vaccines to countries worldwide, which the U.S. declined to join under President Trump.
Posted inNation & World
Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge
Some pop-up clinics are charging $150 or more for a place at the front of the line.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oak Grove School Foundation in Vassalboro looks to survive with innovative idea
To get around the issue of no bathrooms or water for events at the chapel, officials hope to build a caretaker’s cottage to provide those necessities.