While notable, the 110 million doses the U.S. has donated largely through the COVAX global vaccine program represent a fraction of what is needed worldwide.
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MaineHealth will require staff, including Maine Med employees, to be vaccinated by Oct. 1
The state’s largest health care network becomes the latest provider to mandate staff vaccinations as the delta variant drives up case numbers in Maine.
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Guests are back, but Maine hotels are still struggling because of labor shortage
Many hotel employees are wearing different hats every day, pitching in to fill gaps caused by the pandemic and a shortage of foreign workers.
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Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages
The World Health Organization placed refugees in the second priority group, but plans were upended by supply shortages.
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Some Portland-area restaurants now requiring vaccinations for indoor diners
They are following a growing national trend as restaurants worry about new COVID variants and rising numbers of cases in their communities.
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Northern Light Health to require vaccines for employees after FDA gives full approval
The health care network announced Monday that it will require employees to be inoculated within six weeks of full vaccine approval.
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Lindsey Graham 1st vaccinated senator to test positive for COVID-19
The South Carolina senator says he is experiencing mild symptoms, will quarantine for 10 days, and is glad he was vaccinated.
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U.S. hits Biden’s COVID vaccination target, nearly a month late
After falling dramatically since April, the pace of U.S. vaccinations has recently accelerated due to the rapid spread of the delta variant.
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U.S. hits Biden’s target of 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated, nearly a month later
The administration also hasn’t hit its second July 4 goal of fully vaccinating 165 million Americans. It’s about 8.5 million short.
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U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated
Many sectors are insisting on COVID-19 shots as conditions of employment, but major companies that rely on low-income blue-collar workers are shying away from mandates for fear of worsening labor shortages.