Photographer Michael G. Seamans documents the Moderna vaccine being administered to local ambulance workers Wednesday morning amid surging cases of coronavirus in Maine and across the country.
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Maine shatters another COVID-19 record, reports 748 new cases
The Maine CDC recorded 8 more deaths, but noted that many of the new cases were from a test results backlog that the agency has begun to process and enter into the case reporting system.
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The Latest: Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Trump threatens COVID relief, Pelosi urges ‘sign the bill’
President Donald Trump is threatening to torpedo Congress’ massive pandemic relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty.
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Pfizer to supply U.S. with additional 100 million vaccine doses
That will bring its total commitment to 200 million doses for the U.S., enough to vaccinate 100 million people with the two-shot regimen.
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The Wrap: New cafe, market reopens, drive-thru veggies
Caviar and black truffle lobster lasagna for New Year’s? Yes, please!
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Lack of clarity on vaccine rollout creates confusion in Maine
The MaineHealth network asks Maine CDC about inoculation priorities – Should private practitioners be vaccinated? – as the state amends its plan in response to evolving federal guidance.
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Jared Golden unhappy with ‘out of touch,’ partisan leadership on Capitol Hill
Maine’s 2nd District Democratic congressman blocked a $4,500 pay hike for colleagues, but went along with $2.4 trillion spending package this week.
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U.S. deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
The figure marks the largest single-year percentage leap since 1918, when tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers died in World War I and hundreds of thousands of Americans died in a flu pandemic.
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State employees union files complaint over COVID-19 information sharing
The Maine Service Employees Union, which represents thousands of state government workers, says it has been requesting the information from the Mills administration since the summer.