coronavirus Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Should workers wary of COVID-19 vaccines be forced to take one for the team?

Maine employers, like those across the world, are wrestling with the choice of whether to impose vaccination mandates for their workers.

Four nurses and a doctor witness struggles to survive in the COVID-19 units at Maine hospitals.

Food

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post January 3, 2021December 28, 2020

In defense of the canned, sugary stuff.

by Joe Wagner Special to the Telegram January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

The most effective way to attain herd immunity is to capitalize on herd mentality.

by Bonnie Washuk Special to the Sun Journal January 3, 2021January 4, 2021

Local couples rely on new activities and imaginative tweaks to old routines to stay safe and sane during COVID.

by THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press January 2, 2021

Resorts across the country shut down last spring because of the coronavirus.

by FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press January 2, 2021

Few Native American tribes sign up to participate in clinical trials.

by PAN PYLAS Associated Press January 2, 2021

The National Education Union calls on the conservative government to move learning online for at least two weeks.

by Miriam Berger The Washington Post January 2, 2021

It will take weeks for the initial shots to kick in and months before vaccines will likely become available for most.

by CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press January 2, 2021

The United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 deaths and more than 20 million people infected.