Now comes the complex distribution process aimed at speeding vaccines nationwide to fight the virus that is killing thousands.
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Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks
Negotiations are stalled, but there is universal agreement that Congress won’t adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pandemic relief.
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Retailers urge shoppers to buy early to beat shipping crunch
The earlier-than-usual deadlines come as more people turn to online shopping during the pandemic.
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What seniors can expect when COVID vaccines begin to roll out
Here’s a look at what’s known, what’s not and what lies ahead.
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FDA says it ‘will rapidly work toward’ approval of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
When the FDA follows with an emergency authorization, the shots will start being moved to the states within 24 hours, according to officials at Operation Warp Speed.
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Mills orders stores to deny entry to maskless shoppers as COVID-19 cases climb
Gov. Janet Mills also says she is ‘running out of available public health tools,’ short of closing schools or businesses, to try to contain the spread of the virus.
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The Latest: Boston conference linked to as many as 300,000 COVID-19 cases
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England
New Hampshire governor blasts anti-maskers after House speaker dies: ‘Don’t act like a bunch of children’
Rep. Dick Hinch’s death comes as New Hampshire grapples with its worst surge since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets key endorsement from FDA panel
The action all but guarantees that the Food and Drug Administration will authorize it on an emergency basis within hours or days, as the nation nears 300,000 deaths.
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How do the vaccines work?
How many doses of the Pfizer vaccine will Maine get and when? The Maine CDC expects to receive 12,675 doses of the Pfizer vaccine as soon as next week, and it will use them to vaccinate front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Maine has an estimated 75,000 health care workers with […]