Dr. Anthony Fauci says the improvement in numbers around the country appears to reflect a ‘natural peaking and then plateauing’ after a holiday surge, rather than the arrival of the vaccine in mid-December.
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Report: Pandemic destroyed 225 million jobs worldwide, but billionaires got richer
Another report – by Oxfam – found that it could take at least 10 years for the world’s poorest to recover from the pandemic.
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Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income
The Legislature’s tax and budget committees met Monday to hear testimony on a set of proposals by Gov. Janet Mills that could leave some businesses paying state taxes on loans exempt from federal taxes.
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Moderna vaccine protects against British and South African variants, company says
The finding was largely encouraging but contained a clear warning sign: Even though the vaccine generated disease-fighting antibodies that worked against the South African variant, that efficacy was diminished.
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Big advertisers skipping Super Bowl ads this year, citing pandemic
Budweiser was the latest company to announce it was rethinking its approach to advertising during Super Bowl LV, instead partnering with the Ad Council to raise virus awareness.
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Pandemic’s effects leave road project planners guessing what’s around the corner
The Maine Department of Transportation’s latest construction plan is clouded by uncertainties about funding and whether more drivers will return to the roads.
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The Latest: More bullish on vaccines, Biden open to goal of 1.5 million daily shots
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Health care systems open new COVID-19 vaccine clinics, but vaccine supply remains limited
Maine reported 259 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, and 3 additional deaths.
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Our View: Masks could have saved lives, and they still can
The Biden administration should make sure every person has access to high-quality respirators.
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Uncertainty of vaccine rollout puts summer performance plans in limbo
This is when arts presenters usually set their summer schedules, but they don’t know what size audiences they can expect.