As the debates among experts continue, many older people who are being vaccinated welcome the possibility of returning to favorite pastimes and hugging a loved one.
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Scammers targeting seniors waiting for COVID-19 vaccine
Police departments in southern Maine have started to receive reports from residents who have received suspicious calls.
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Maine Voices: Millions of children left behind by online education
We haven’t made the necessary investments to bring them back.
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Biden agrees to meet with Republican group led by Sen. Collins to discuss compromise COVID relief package
Ten Republican senators, led by Susan Collins, are proposing a relief package much smaller than $1.9 trillion plan sought by the president.
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Thousands join in Jerusalem funeral, flout pandemic rules
Attempting to disperse the crowd of ultra-Orthodox Israelis would have been ‘unwise and dangerous,’ a police official says.
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Push to reopen schools could leave out millions of students
President Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April.
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Anxiety grows as long-term care awaits COVID-19 vaccines
Residents and staff were among the top priorities, but now many are being told they won’t receive a shot until mid-February.
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Israel to give some coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians
The 5,000 doses – the Palestinians’ first – will be used to immunize front-line medical workers. About 1.7 million Israelis have received both doses.
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The Latest: Israel extends lockdown for at least five more days
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Maine CDC reports 158 new COVID-19 cases, no more deaths
A total of 160 patients were in Maine hospitals with the disease on Sunday – 52 in intensive care and 29 on ventilators.