Cases remain low, as the state continues to dial back its vaccination campaign with the closure Friday of the Portland Expo and the FEMA mobile clinic.
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Palestinians call off 1 million dose vaccine exchange with Israel
Israel said it would transfer the doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year.
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As COVID crisis ebbs, Sen. Collins among those seeking a 9/11-style commission
A bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would form a commission to investigate.
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Following COVID outbreak, Wiscasset jail will not require employees, inmates to get vaccine
Two Bridges Regional Jail is “strongly encouraging” employees to get vaccinated to keep the jail’s COVID-19 case count low.
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U.S. to spend $3.2 billion for antiviral pills for COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced the investment during a White House briefing as part of a new ‘antiviral program for pandemics.’
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Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level
Opioids are behind about three-fourths of the overdoses, according to Wednesday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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More than 100,000 sign up for shot at nearly $1 million on first day of vaccine sweepstakes
As the state launched the COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, it reported 34 new cases and one additional death Thursday.
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Vaccinationland lottery will reward one lucky Mainer with nearly $1 million
Any vaccinated Mainer is eligible for July 4 lottery that will give away at least $876,655.
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A vaccinated Mainer could win close to $1 million in new sweepstakes campaign
The effort to encourage more people to get shots protecting them from COVID-19 will reward the winner with $1 for every person who gets vaccinated.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks and the Holocaust
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is apologizing after recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust