With new variants spreading even as vaccination rates are rising, keep wearing masks, socially distancing and limiting non-essential travel.
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Posted inNation & World
Big new push on to inoculate older Americans
The rate of new vaccinations among the group most vulnerable to adverse coronavirus outcomes has dramatically slowed.
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Posted inLocal & State
By boat, snowmobile or camel, vaccine reaches world’s far corners
In Maine, that means a boat trip in March to Little and Great Cranberry and other islands.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Sentinel photographer one of 400 to get COVID-19 shot at Skowhegan clinic
Rich Abrahamson said he was through the procedure in 45 minutes on the first day that the clinic could vaccinate people as young as 18.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden open to compromise, but not inaction, on infrastructure plan
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key Democratic vote, came out Wednesday against the budget reconciliation process, which would allow Democrats to push the bill through the Senate with just a 51-vote majority.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.K. advises against giving AstraZeneca vaccine to people under 30
But regulators in Britain and the European Union emphasize that the benefits of receiving the vaccine continue to outweigh the risks.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine’s spring football season comes to a sudden halt
The Black Bears’ lone remaining game has been canceled after Rhode Island shuts down its program because of COVID-19 issues.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Vaccine shipments to Maine to decline next week, as cases remain high
Nearly half of the 401 new cases reported by the state Wednesday were people under 30.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Number of COVID-19 cases at Bates College keeps rising
Bates College has 77 COVID-19 cases among students and two-thirds of its isolation housing is full.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Maine State Police to step up traffic enforcement
A policy of not enforcing some minor traffic infractions, put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, is ending.