The state is preparing for reduced shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week, including at retail pharmacies.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Class of ’21 getting some traditions back this spring
PARIS — Celebrations are making a comeback for Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students this year. With most everything stalled and then cancelled outright because of the pandemic and Oxford County schools swinging between low and moderate risk categories since last fall, in person events are starting to planned and scheduled. Things will look decidedly different […]
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Maine vows to waste no COVID-19 vaccines
As more vaccines become available and more people are fully vaccinated,
providers work to distribute every shot possible.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Average age of Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patients is falling, but overall numbers aren’t
The average age of patients at Maine Medical Center fell from 65 in January to 58 in March, a trend that ‘really demonstrates the impact of these vaccines.’
Posted inNation / World
Big new push on to inoculate older Americans
The rate of new vaccinations among the group most vulnerable to adverse coronavirus outcomes has dramatically slowed.
Posted inMaine
By boat, snowmobile or camel, vaccine reaches world’s far corners
In Maine, that means a boat trip in March to Little and Great Cranberry and other islands.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Mobile COVID-19 vaccine unit coming to Fryeburg
The four-day operation will be held at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds beginning April 30.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine schools to fund summer programs, safe reopenings with federal relief money
School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Biden open to compromise, but not inaction, on infrastructure plan
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key Democratic vote, came out Wednesday against the budget reconciliation process, which would allow Democrats to push the bill through the Senate with just a 51-vote majority.