The burden on the state’s hospitals remains above the spring surge’s peak but is down to pre-Thanksgiving levels.
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Video: Augusta Civic Center gets up and running as mass vaccination site
The first day of the clinic was expected to serve 200 people who had already registered, with 1,344 vaccinations anticipated to be given this week.
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How will we know we’ve reached herd immunity?
Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19 – but what qualifies as ‘enough’ is still an open question.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC reports 104 new COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths
The state continues to receive dramatically fewer reports of new infections compared to a month ago, although the detection this week of another case of a U.K. variant of COVID-19 raises concerns.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Telemedicine: Has it worked for you?
Telemedicine — connecting you and your health care provider over the internet — is allowing people to get care despite COVID-19, transportation issues and other challenges to office visits. But it’s hardly a perfect cure, especially if you have spotty or no internet service. The Sun Journal is doing a story on telemedicine — the […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Updated: How can I get vaccinated?
Here’s the latest information on seeking an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 vaccine wait continues for more than 100,000 Maine seniors
Of Maine’s 193,000 eligible older residents, about 80,500 have gotten the COVID-19 shot.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Lack of COVID-19 data on people with intellectual disabilities ‘comes with a body count’
Peter Prater’s family wasn’t thinking about COVID-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and the Tallahassee Developmental Center, where Prater lives, hadn’t yet had any COVID-19 diagnoses. Prater, 55, who has Down syndrome and diabetes, became the Florida center’s first known case, his […]
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‘Obamacare’ sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
Application are being accepted until May 15, a period about twice as long as annual open enrollment.
Posted inHealth, Maine
How Maine weathered the second surge – and what lies ahead
Maine dodged the worst of COVID-19 last spring and summer, but the virus got the upper hand as the seasons changed. Now the race is on to vaccinate our way clear of mutant strains.