Twenty members of the 96th Medical Group from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida arrived at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston over the weekend.
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Photos: Airmen join medical staff at Lewiston hospital
Twenty medical professionals from the U.S. Air Force arrived Monday to provide additional medical staff at Central Maine Medical Center.
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Maine reports 13 more deaths from COVID-19 while hospitalizations decrease
In another metric used to measure pandemic conditions, wastewater testing in Yarmouth and Portland continues to show a downward trend.
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Pfizer vaccine for children younger than 5 could be available by end of February
Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech, are expected to submit a request for emergency use authorization to the Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday.
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How many times can I reuse my N95 mask?
Experts say how often you can safely wear an N95 or KN95 mask will vary depending on how it’s used
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Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?
Health experts suggest stepping up protection against omicron with N95s, KN95s or similar masks
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U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.
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Number of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals jumps back up on Monday
However, wastewater testing in two southern Maine communities suggests the spread of the omicron variant is declining rapidly.
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Four Portland home health agency managers charged with wage-fixing, anti-competition scheme
The indictment unsealed this week alleges that they conspired in a secret agreement to keep worker wages low and eliminate competition.
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Maine to receive $130 million over 18 years in national opioid lawsuit settlement
The money will be used to fight the ongoing epidemic that resulted in a record number of overdose deaths last year.