Known as human-challenge studies, these tests can hasten research by placing volunteers in the path of the virus, rather than waiting for accidental exposure.
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INTERACTIVE CHART: 1.5 million workers filing for unemployment aid is high but it’s falling
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.
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As fraudulent jobless claims pass 50,000, state sets job search deadlines for claimants
The Maine Department of Labor said Thursday that people receiving unemployment benefits soon will have to start looking for work.
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Persistently high layoffs suggest a slow U.S. economic rebound
Even with the May hiring gain, a lofty 20.5 million people are receiving unemployment benefits.
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The Latest: Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 of nation’s virus deaths
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data released Thursday. As federal data collection […]
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Oxford Hills COVID-19 curve remains low
OXFORD HILLS — Oxford Hills communities continue to report low to no detected cases of coronavirus, two months after Governor Janet Mills declared a civil emergency and closed down non-essential businesses and organizations in response to the virus. A small spike of about 10 cases was reported during the last week of May when wide-scale […]
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Buckfield seniors honored at outdoor graduation ceremony
BUCKFIELD — Car horns, applause and cheers filled the air at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School as its 32 seniors were honored at their graduation ceremony Saturday afternoon. The graduation was held outside with social distancing practices to ensure that no more than 50 participants were in proximity to each other at any one time. Family […]
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Telstar dean talks about the challenges of distance
Dean of High School Students John Eliot opens up about how COVID-19 impacted his job,and the many challenges collectively taken on by Telstar staff.
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Widely cited health institute keeps missing the mark on Maine death projections
The wildly different estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington spotlight the potential peril of relying on one model to predict how the coronavirus will spread.
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MLB thinks it has framework for deal, union stays mum
League commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark reached what MLB understood to be a framework to start the pandemic-delayed season on July 19 or July 20, but the union did not immediately embrace it as a deal.