Concerns had been raised this week that not enough data exist to prove it works in older people, and some countries indicated they may not give it to the elderly.
Carol Semple
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Unconventional mass vaccination help wanted: Fast-food managers, road race experts
Event organizers and other logistics experts are using their skills to help the nation vaccinate as many people against COVID-19 as possible.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
In fight over Republican Party, state committees stand as firewall for Trump
Trump critics have been pushed out or marginalized, leaving loyalists among their ranks.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Maine Med hires anti-union firm to train, dissuade nurses
Nurses would be required to take time from their work caring for patients, delivering vaccines and conducting coronavirus tests to attend the mandatory training.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, New England
Yo, ho, ho, why sea shanties have a go
Life during the pandemic has revived the popularity of the songs sailors used to sing to defuse tension and maintain their sanity amid isolation and cramped quarters on ocean journeys.
Posted inNation & World
Pelosi wants security money to protect against ‘enemy’ within House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says more money is needed to protect lawmakers from threats of violence coming from an “enemy” within Congress
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine proves effective, but less so against variants
While studies are ongoing, the company is starting to develop a version of the vaccine that could more specifically target the mutations found in South Africa, in case health authorities eventually decide that updated dosing is needed.
Posted inNation & World
Pelosi denounces Republican leaders over Georgia lawmaker’s extremist posts
House party leadership assigned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to the education committee after she followed and mocked a student survivor of a school massacre, and promoted posts advocating deadly violence against lawmakers.
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Biden opens ‘Obamacare’ window for uninsured as COVID rages
The president directs the Affordable Care Act insurance markets to take new applications for subsidized benefits, something Donald Trump’s administration had refused to do.
Posted inBusiness
General Motors sets goal of making mostly electric vehicles by 2035
The company plans to include crossovers, SUVs, sedans and trucks in its electric vehicle lineup.