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Published
January 16, 2021

Whole Foods workers say Portland store’s operation raises infection risk

The presence of employees shopping for home delivery customers makes it impossible to follow physical distancing guidelines, one employee says.
Published
January 15, 2021

CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes

Across the country, some nursing home directors and health care officials say the partnership is actually hampering the vaccination process.
Published
January 15, 2021

Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

The EU Commission chief says she immediately called the company's CEO, while Canada's government says it, too, was affected.
Published
January 15, 2021

EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism

Some countries are worried that a second consecutive summer holiday season impacted by the pandemic would hit their tourism industries even harder than the first one.
Published
January 15, 2021

Yarmouth’s Laukli named to U.S. team for U23 Nordic world championships

Following her success in last year's junior championships, Sophia Laukli will get another chance to compete against some of the world's best cross-country skiers.

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Published
January 15, 2021

Maine lenders ready for second round of Paycheck Protection Program

The federal program, renewed as part of an economic stimulus package passed last year, can provide up to $284 billion in loans.
Published
January 15, 2021

College ramps up COVID protocols for students’ return

Saint Joseph's College administrators say that they "learned a ton" about COVID-19 prevention and are confident in their precautions for the start of the spring semester next week.
Published
January 15, 2021

CDC warns highly transmissible coronavirus variant to become dominant in U.S.

Scientists both in and out of government have stressed the need for the public to stick to proven methods of limiting viral spread, such as wearing a mask, social distancing, avoiding crowds and having good hand hygiene.
Published
January 15, 2021

Online signups complicate vaccine rollout for older people

As states across the U.S. roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots.
Published
January 15, 2021

‘This is not a game’: Global virus death toll hits 2 million

The numbing figure was reached just over a year after COVID-19 was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.