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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
FDA confirms effectiveness, safety of Moderna vaccine
Hundreds more U.S. hospitals are gearing up to vaccinate their workers as federal health officials posted a positive review of a second COVID-19 shot.
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Posted inMaine
No letup in surge: Maine reports 411 new virus cases, 6 more deaths
Vaccines continue to roll into Maine this week, but the sobering trends are expected to last a while longer.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Fourth Lewiston school reports outbreak
LEWISTON — Connors Elementary School will transition immediately to remote schooling because it was designated an outbreak site Monday evening, Superintendent Jake Langlais announced. Two positive cases of COVID-19 in an isolated room late last week brought the school’s total to four cases within a week, he wrote in an email. He was notified of […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education, Varsity Maine
Spruce Mountain athletes protest ban on winter sports
Students chant, “Let us play,” at Monday’s demonstration at the high school in an effort to persuade the RSU 73 school board to reconsider its vote to not allow sports this winter.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston board defeats motion to close schools after holiday break
The School Committee has three times voted against going fully remote.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Frontline health care workers open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination
Workers say they are excited and ready to get vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
What Mainers should know about the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines
Who has vaccines in Maine? Two Maine hospitals received doses Monday morning, the first shipments to the state. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor each received 975 doses. Who is next? Five other large hospitals are expecting deliveries Tuesday. Those range from 1,885 doses for Maine […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta to get its first vaccine shipment Tuesday
While MaineGeneral in Augusta is receiving the Pfizer vaccine, Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville is slated to get the Moderna vaccine, which has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Democrats squeezed as COVID-19 relief talks continue
Top allies of President-elect Joe Biden came out in support of a $748 billion plan offered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and hinted they won’t insist on including $160 billion for states and local governments.