COVID-19
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Topsham high school closed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Mt. Ararat High School has been shut down and students will be remote learning until they can return on Feb. 8.
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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 26, 2021
Only one of the world’s 29 poorest countries has started coronavirus vaccinations
World Health Organization officials said last week that the West African nation of Guinea is the only low-income country of 29 to begin vaccinating.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Democrats prep for Biden’s virus aid package with or without Republicans
A bipartisan group of senators, including Susan Collins of Maine, held a lengthy private meeting with the White House on Sunday and are talking on their own about trying to craft a more targeted bill.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
U.S. virus numbers drop as race against new strains heats up
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the improvement in numbers around the country appears to reflect a 'natural peaking and then plateauing' after a holiday surge, rather than the arrival of the vaccine in mid-December.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income
The Legislature's tax and budget committees met Monday to hear testimony on a set of proposals by Gov. Janet Mills that could leave some businesses paying state taxes on loans exempt from federal taxes.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Moderna vaccine protects against British and South African variants, company says
The finding was largely encouraging but contained a clear warning sign: Even though the vaccine generated disease-fighting antibodies that worked against the South African variant, that efficacy was diminished.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2021
Brunswick superintendent urges Mills to prioritize vaccines for teachers
Brunswick Superintendent Phil Potenziano argued in a Jan. 15 letter to Gov. Janet Mills that vaccinating education staff will allows schools to return to more in-person learning.
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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 22, 2021
Face shields worn by 2 lawmakers not effective against transmission of COVID-19, says Maine CDC
Top lawmakers are urging their colleagues to stop ‘trying to skirt basic health and safety rules’ with face shields that the state's health agency says don't protect adequately against coronavirus transmission.
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