The school board voted against a mask mandate, but the closure will allow custodial staff to conduct a deep cleaning of the building.
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Senate Republican report argues lab-leak theory is most likely origin of covid
The report sharply diverges from peer-reviewed studies and ‘gets the science completely wrong,’ says one author. But the move points to what might be investigated in a majority-Republican Congress.
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Afraid of needles? China using inhalable COVID-19 vaccine
The Chinese city of Shanghai has started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.
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Biden officials worry pandemic exhaustion could lead to bad COVID winter
Health officials privately worry about limited funds, worn-out front-line health workers and the dwindling receptivity of many Americans to COVID-19 precautions.
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Schools got $122 billion to reopen last year. Most has not been used.
School systems throughout the country reported using less than 15% of the latest round of federal education funding allotted to them during the last school year.
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Maine students’ math and reading scores plummet during pandemic
The first comprehensive look at how the nation’s students are faring after two years of pandemic learning shows decades of academic progress erased – in Maine and nationwide.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost $110-$130 per dose
Still, many people are expected to continue receive it for free once the U.S. government stops buying the shots, the drugmaker says.
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Why Hugo’s won’t reopen but Portland fine dining will live on
Yes, you can blame the pandemic, but no, there isn’t a plan to expand Eventide.
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Wastewater surveillance remains a novel, yet important, tool for tracking the pandemic
‘One piece of the puzzle’: Ten months since Maine launched its wastewater surveillance program, experts are still figuring out the best way to use the data.
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Maine hospitals receive $25 million in pandemic recovery funds as patient counts rise again
The $25 million is the latest in a series of payouts included in the state’s supplemental budget approved in April.