The latest headlines about COVID-19 raise many new questions. Here are some answers.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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U.S. CDC says all Maine counties considered low risk for COVID-19
Ninety-five percent of the nation’s counties are now classified as low risk based on case counts and hospitalizations.
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Decline of Maine’s COVID-19 cases stalls as new subvariant spreads
Infections and hospitalizations in Maine have been holding steady after steep declines in February.
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Maine’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations hold steady as more vaccine boosters are approved
Additional booster shots are now approved for everyone who is 50 and older or immunocompromised and for anyone who received the J&J vaccine.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 454 cases from weekend
Omicron BA.2, a subvariant that is more contagious and now the dominant strain nationally, makes up 10.4 percent of positive tests sampled in Maine.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady after steep drop
After declining steadily for weeks, hospital patient counts have ranged from 89 to 96 per day since March 19.
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Maine group homes struggle while waiting for promised funds
Increased reimbursements to pay direct-care workers didn’t arrive as expected, causing some homes to close, although the Mills administration says a fix is in the works.
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Nearly all of Maine now considered at low risk for COVID-19
The U.S. CDC updated its ‘community levels’ on Thursday, putting all of Maine except Hancock County at low risk for the virus.
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Hospital patient count drops as Maine reports 254 new cases of COVID-19
The omicron subvariant BA.2 is becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and could lead to more cases in the coming weeks.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 2 more deaths, 191 new cases
Moderna announced it is seeking federal approval for COVID-19 vaccine for young children up to age 5.