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December 11, 2020

Hard-pressed Maine Med to get bigger share of vaccine when distribution begins

The Portland hospital said Friday that it will give the first doses to intensive care unit teams, emergency department caregivers and those providing care in COVID-19 units.
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December 11, 2020

All $1.25 billion of Maine’s CARES Act funding now spoken for

A relief fund created in March was spent to support small businesses, unemployed workers, schools, healthcare providers and local governments.
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December 11, 2020

New Portland buildings to be designed, built to reflect post-pandemic reality

New office and medical buildings are being built to promote safer working conditions that limit viral spread.
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December 11, 2020

Maine Medical Center, SMHC, MaineGeneral hit record number of COVID-19 inpatients

The burden continues to ease at hard-hit Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and plateaus at Lewiston's hospitals.
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December 11, 2020

FDA authorizes use of first coronavirus vaccine, raising hope in deadly pandemic

Now comes the complex distribution process aimed at speeding vaccines nationwide to fight the virus that is killing thousands.

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December 11, 2020

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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December 11, 2020

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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December 11, 2020

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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December 11, 2020

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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December 11, 2020

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.