With COVID-19 cases declining among its students, Bates Tuesday lifted a lockdown that it imposed April 1 to stop a serious outbreak.
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Oxford mobile clinic resumes with Moderna vaccine; St. Mary’s mass clinic awaits word
Maine officials say pausing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will give time to train the medical community on how to treat someone who may have developed a blood clot from the vaccine.
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Maine reports 571 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since late January
The rising numbers, which mirror a nationwide trend, are increasingly being driven by people under 30, who accounted for 52% of the new infections reported in Maine on Tuesday.
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Use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused as cases spike in Maine
The state has redirected Moderna vaccine to a mobile unit that was launched Monday at the Oxford Casino, and may do so again if the Johnson & Johnson pause continues.
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How does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine work?
It is a typical vaccine, in contrast with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which use messenger RNA technology.
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Pause on J&J vaccine over clot reports will last only days, FDA says
The FDA issued a statement saying it recommends the pause ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
The vaccines now being used across the U.S. offer strong protection, but Pfizer and Moderna are testing updates in case the virus eventually outsmarts today’s shots.
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Time to party? Events industry still uncertain about COVID
A number of states still have restrictions on gathering sizes and many Americans feel uneasy about being in large groups.
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Bowdoin music festival will resume this summer for students
But performances likely will not have live audiences and instead will be livestreamed from the Brunswick campus.
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Mobile vaccination unit makes its debut at Oxford Casino
Gov. Janet Mills and FEMA’s regional administrator came Monday for the unveiling of a unit that will administer as many as 250 shots a day at 10 locations across the state.