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Published
March 14, 2021

Doctors: Telemedicine can be a ‘game changer’ … if you have good internet

'(A lack of broadband access is) a huge disadvantage to the people who really could stand most to benefit from it,' says Maine Dr. Karen Saylor.
Published
March 13, 2021

Biden’s relief package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

Conservatives say the best thing to help the poor is a robust economy and that the president’s plan could backfire.
Published
March 13, 2021

Medically vulnerable in U.S. put near end of vaccine line

Millions who initially were cited as a priority group have gotten slowly bumped down the list.
Published
March 13, 2021

Maine CDC reports over 200 COVID-19 cases for second day in a row

There was one additional death as Maine prepares to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults by May 1 under a Biden administration directive.
Published
March 13, 2021

Biden boosts U.S. vaccine stockpile as the rest of the world waits

‘We want to be oversupplied and overprepared,’ says White House press secretary Jen Psaki, while the White House rebuffs requests from allies for vaccine doses produced in the United States.

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Published
March 13, 2021

Tesla plant had hundreds of COVID cases after Musk’s defiant reopening, records show

The revelation follows The Washington Post's report in June that there had been multiple cases at Tesla's facilities in Fremont, Calif., after CEO Elon Musk decided to reopen despite a countywide shelter-in-place order.
Published
March 12, 2021

IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way

Treasury and IRS officials said Friday that processing of the new round of stimulus payments had already begun, a day after President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion rescue package.
Published
March 12, 2021

Vaccine clinics around the state give older school employees a shot in the arm

Those 60 and older are being vaccinated in Brunswick and at other dedicated clinics this weekend as the state continues its efforts to prioritize educators and childcare workers.
Published
March 12, 2021

Biden promises vaccine eligibility for all adults by May 1. Will it happen?

Supply is expected to remain tightly constrained through much of March but then expand considerably in April.
Published
March 12, 2021

COVID-19 deaths are falling, but Americans ‘must remain vigilant,’ CDC chief says

Public health experts say it's too soon to say, definitively, what’s driving declines, but they suspect a post-holiday drop in traveling and indoor gatherings, widespread mask wearing and the vaccine rollout have all contributed.