It’s the third COVID-19 vaccine given the green light by Ottawa, following those from Pfizer and Moderna.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Sen. Collins pushes for emergency diaper assistance funding
Local diaper banks, including one in Maine, are handing out an average of 50% more diapers per month than usual since the pandemic began.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
FAA seeks $27,500 from passenger it says hit flight attendant
The confrontation on board a Delta Air Lines flight departing from Miami for Atlanta began when the passenger’s companion refused to wear a mask, secure his tray table or fasten his seatbelt, the agency says.
Posted inLocal & State
West Gardiner teen becomes Maine’s first female Eagle Scout
Mia Dawbin completed the requirements to earn her standing as an Eagle Scout earlier this year, making her the first girl to reach that rank in Maine.
Posted inNation & World
On video, Queen Elizabeth II urges people to be vaccinated
The British monarch compares the effort that’s gone into Britain’s national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to the way people worked together during World War II.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools and Education
Worried about COVID-19, Bates cracks down on students violating rules
The college warned students Friday that it may need to impose in-room remote learning to stop the disease from spreading after it reported 18 cases this month.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting?
In Maine, the pandemic eliminated town meetings last year for more than 400 of the state’s 486 municipalities that hold meetings during the spring.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Mainers 60 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine next week as state shifts to age-based rollout
Under the seismic change in strategy announced by Gov. Mills on Friday, residents 50 and over will be eligible in April, followed by those 40 and over in May, and those 30 and over in June.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Sweetser to address increased local mental health needs
The need for services was a growing concern before the pandemic, which clinicians say has sparked more cases of anxiety and depression.
Posted inNation & World, News
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