The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Maine’s vaccination plan lacks detail of other New England states’ plans
State health officials report 142 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths, continuing what has been a downward trend as attention shifts to vaccinations.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Nation mourns 500,000 COVID deaths
Our worst disease outbreak in a century is still taking too many lives.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden mourns 500,000 victims of pandemic, balancing nation’s grief and hope
A president whose life has been marked by family tragedy speaks in deeply personal terms as he tries to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
A Biden edge in COVID-19 bill: Democrats reluctant to wound him
Increasing minimum wage has provoked some division within the party, with a couple senators saying they may oppose the provision.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Carrabec schools superintendent calls for students to be learning in person all the time
Mike Tracy wrote in a letter to Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s congressional delegation that keeping students out of the classroom is negatively impacting them as more cases of drug abuse, food insecurity, mental health and domestic violence are reported.
Posted inNation & World, News
Half a million dead in U.S., confirming virus’ tragic reach
The number lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. has topped 500,000 – a number so staggering that a top health researcher says it’s hard to imagine an American who hasn’t lost a relative or doesn’t know someone who died.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: First real-world data in U.K. show fewer infections, hospitalizations after first dose
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Maine could begin vaccinating residents age 65 to 69 next week
As the pace of vaccinations ramps up, Walgreens stores also will start scheduling appointments for Maine residents 70 and older.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 – roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta.