LATEST CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Maine’s plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to teachers is vague as start date approaches
The majority of Maine K-12 school employees will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in May.
For more graphs tracking the coronavirus in Maine, click here.
POLITICAL RESPONSE
What’s next for Biden’s $1.9T relief bill after Jared Golden’s vote against it
At least one provision, a $15 hourly minimum wage, is bound to be stripped in the Senate.
Susan Collins: Biden’s $1.9T virus aid bill unlikely to get Senate GOP support
“The administration has not indicated a willingness to come down from its $1.9 trillion figure and that’s a major obstacle,” Collins told reporters in Washington on Tuesday.
Maine might extend takeout alcohol through September 2022
Maine restaurants and bars have been allowed to sell alcohol via takeout and delivery as long as it is accompanied by a food order.
CORONAVIRUS OPINIONS
It’s time to help our cities
“The mayors of many of Maine’s largest cities have witnessed firsthand the struggle the COVID-19 pandemic has caused,” write Alan Casavant and Kate Snyder.
Are we, as people, better or worse for COVID-19?
We’re all facing a whole lot more unknowns than ever before. If all of that has taken a toll on your mental health, you’re not alone.
COVID-19 has killed so many Americans because we glorify rule-breaking
It suggests that the role of individual leaders like Donald Trump in shaping disastrous national outcomes was probably not decisive.
MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS
FDA approves at-home COVID-19 test
An at-home test for coronavirus won emergency use approval Monday from the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Maine has more than 120 COVID-19 vaccine sites. Here’s how to get an appointment.
Maine does not have a centralized vaccine scheduling system, so appointments must be made with individual hospitals or pharmacies.
Northern Light says virtual waiting room for vaccine signups gave ‘bogus’ wait times
The tool that provided people with estimates of their waiting times didn’t work as planned, with some receiving wait time estimates that were days long.
Maine to get 55K COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as new shot supercharges effort
The massive increase in supply comes as Maine is set to extend vaccinations to residents between the ages of 60 and 69 on Wednesday.
WHO: It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon
“If we’re smart, we can finish with the hospitalizations and the deaths and the tragedy associated with this pandemic” by the end of the year.
States easing virus restrictions despite experts’ warnings
The head of the CDC urgently warned state officials and ordinary Americans not to let down their guard.
Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America
In some cases, recriminations over how scarce vaccines are distributed have taken on partisan tones.
Massachusetts eases capacity restrictions on most businesses
But health experts warn that lifting restrictions now may lead to more misery down the road.
Another Mainer dies and 128 more coronavirus cases have been reported
No new deaths were reported, leaving the statewide death toll at 703.
Maine vaccine allotment expands after Johnson & Johnson shot gets OK
Maine’s vaccine allotment this week will be nearly double what it was two weeks ago.
Rural Maine is seeing an influx of homebuyers during pandemic
No one could have guessed before the pandemic that Maine’s most rural counties would become the hottest real estate markets in the state.
Scientists get serious about mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
Either by accident or design, some mismatched dosing is inevitable, experts say.
Anthony Fauci worried that US virus cases will stick at 70,000 a day
Even though cases have plunged from 300,000 a day to about 70,000, “that baseline’s too high,” Fauci said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “The thing you don’t want is to have a plateauing.”
US panel endorses 3rd vaccine option from J&J
Members of the group emphasized that all three vaccines now available in the U.S. are highly protective against the worst effects of the virus, including hospitalization and death.
Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation
In some cases, the misstatements have faced swift backlash, even getting censored online.
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