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Family members of inmates in the Utah prison system hold candles and say a prayer following a rally Oct. 13 outside the Department of Corrections office in Draper, Utah.
Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population. In some states, more than half of prisoners have been infected, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project.
Maine to get fewer shots than hoped; school safety downgrade
December 19, 2020 GMT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Federal authorities have informed Maine that it will receive fewer of the new Pfizer coronavirus vaccines next week than it had expected.
Maine public health officials had planned for 13,650 doses, but the number will instead be 8,775.
“The news that Maine and other states will now receive fewer doses of Pfizer vaccines next week, with no explanation, is frustrating and disrupts our distribution plans,” Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement.
The state is in the midst of vaccinating front-line health care workers against the virus. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Friday that more than 2,200 people have received the first dose.
Cruise ship industry expects delay to 2021 season in Maine Share Updated: 10:09 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 The Associated Press SOURCE: WMTW Share Updated: 10:09 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 The Associated Press The cruise ship industry in Maine is preparing for a delay to the state s 2021 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.The U.S. cruise ship business was placed under a “no sail order” from the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in March. A framework for resumption of operations replaced that order in October.CruiseMaine, which is part of the Maine Office of Tourism, met earlier this week to get ready for the coming season. CruiseMaine executive director Sarah Flink said the organization s goals include helping ports in the state with regulatory compliance amid the pandemic.Flink said “the beginning of our season is still several months away and may very well be delayed further.”