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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Corrections officers begin getting vaccine, and advocates say inmates should as well
The congregate setting puts incarcerated people at high risk and correctional facilities across the country have been hotspots for COVID-19 outbreaks, including Maine's two largest at a single site.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings
The new president is dispatching the nation’s top scientists and public health experts to brief the American public regularly about the pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Lyme disease cases could be 10 times higher than records show, CDC finds
Maine set a record in 2019 with 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness, but a federal report suggests the actual number is much higher.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
White House seeks to buy 200 million more vaccine doses; states to get more next week
Even before any additional purchase, allocations to states and other jurisdictions will increase by about 16% next week, says the Biden administration.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Biden to reopen ACA marketplaces to help millions who have lost insurance
The action is among several executive orders the president is issuing in his initial days to demonstrate he intends to steer government in a direction far different from that of his predecessor.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Brunswick agency holds 1st drive-thru vaccination clinic in southern Maine
Independence Association and Guardian Pharmacy of Maine team up to vaccinate clients with intellectual and physical disabilities and their caregivers.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2021
Second coronavirus shot may come as long as 6 weeks later, CDC now says
The recommended interval between doses is three weeks for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and four weeks for Moderna's.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
Biden’s plan for FEMA-run mass vaccination sites takes shape
Maine is planning large-scale vaccination sites, and Gov. Janet Mills will review the Biden administration's proposal as part of that process.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
State steers more vaccine to outpatient practices, independent pharmacies
The doses are being directed to facilities that are vaccinating older Mainers, who are at higher risk from COVID-19.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021
Fauci unleashed: Health expert takes ‘liberating’ turn at center stage
After surviving nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former President Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci is back
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