To get a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, which is open to all Maine residents age 16 and older, go to www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/vaccination-sites or call 1-888-445-4111. For transportation, call 1-855-608-5172 at least 48 hours before the appointment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile clinic is in Windham this week, Biddeford the week after and at the Fryeburg fairgrounds […]
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Johnson & Johnson suffers another supply setback as vaccine maker suspends manufacturing
The pause in production, requested by the FDA, follows the contamination of 15 million doses of J&J vaccine in March.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
A jab on the job: Companies, unions offer COVID-19 vaccines
Ford Motor Co., United Auto Workers and Amazon all launched on-site vaccinations while American Airlines is administering doses at various airports.
Posted inBusiness
Historic oil glut amassed during pandemic has almost gone
Drivers in California are already feeling the effects by paying almost $4 for a gallon of gas.
Posted inNation / World
Greta Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the international community to ‘step up their game’ to fight vaccine inequity.
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Some Red Sox players getting vaccine today at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora says some of his players are getting their first COVID-19 vaccination at Fenway Park
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Collins, King draft bill to help seasonal employers get more federal relief
The bill would modify a provision in the federal Paycheck Protection Program that the senators say disadvantaged some seasonal small businesses.
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World’s ports deal with unprecedented volume heading into 2nd year of pandemic
Los Angeles port officials see progress in reducing their bottleneck of cargo ships. Sail north to Oakland, though, and the line is even longer and there’s talk of the congestion lasting through the summer. As of Friday, 25 container carriers were waiting to enter the Port of Oakland at anchor in San Francisco Bay and […]
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After meeting with Biden, King praises broadband investment plan
Maine’s junior U.S. senator, an independent, was among a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers who met with President Biden on Monday about a proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure package.
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UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff
Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.