The FDA has only partial data on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters.
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Maine to receive $128 million in relief funds for broadband expansion
The allocation, announced Friday, was authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. Each of Maine’s five Native American tribes also will receive $167,000 for broadband.
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U.S. hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID
The problem is twofold: Nurses are quitting or retiring, and many are leaving for lucrative temporary jobs with traveling-nurse agencies.
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Nurses overwhelmed by COVID surge call on Mainers to get vaccinated and wear masks
Health care workers are tired and frustrated as the pandemic carries on, and they’re urging the public to get vaccinated and take other precautions.
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Thousands of Mainers set to lose federal unemployment aid as of Saturday
As many as 22,400 Maine workers could lose benefits when federal programs established in March 2020 under the federal CARES Act expire.
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Maine allows more time for required vaccinations as new COVID-19 cases nearly double
Enforcement will begin Oct. 29 rather than Oct. 1, to give health care workers more time to get fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the state reports the most new cases in a day since Jan. 22.
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Texas district closes schools after COVID kills 2 teachers in a week
The district north of Waco does not mandate that students or teachers wear masks, following an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say
The paper, which is under peer review with the journal Science, tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh.
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California sees progress in COVID fight compared with Texas, Florida
Vaccinations are increasing steadily, test positivity rates are falling and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has flattened as of late.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson convinces anti-vaxxer to get vaccinated, encourages more science lessons
Tyson, who frequently promotes the value of science and education, says vaccine hesitancy could be a result of a flawed education system.