Flu cases are climbing rapidly and are expected to peak sometime in January or February, said Maine CDC Director Dr. Puthiery Va.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine
But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
The decline in COVID-19 deaths drove 84% of the increase in life expectancy, CDC researchers said.
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The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokémon card – even a private island
Nearly 3,200 defendants have been charged with COVID-19 relief fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department. About $1.4 billion in stolen pandemic aid has been seized.
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COVID vaccines in short supply this fall
Doctors’ offices are not providing the vaccine or scheduling clinics at this time. Vaccinations are available at retail pharmacies by appointment.
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Having a harder time accessing health care? You’re not alone – and it’s making us sicker
The health care workforce shrank at the same time demand exploded, and patients say finding a provider is ‘pretty much impossible.’
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COVID vaccine supply still lagging more than a month after rollout
Appointments can be hard to get, but health officials are urging people to be persistent and get the vaccine to protect against the most severe effects of the disease.
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London’s free newspapers battle to survive after COVID
London’s free newspaper scene is unique. No other major global city has 3 free newspapers with such large circulations.
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Some criticize uneven distribution of pandemic debit cards for groceries
More than 20,000 Maine students were left out of the pandemic relief program that provided up to $120 per child to spend on food.
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Rollout of pandemic food benefit cards to schoolchildren confuses many Mainers
‘All I could think of is that this was a scam,’ Betsy Mayo, of Gray, said of the EBT card her 11-year-old daughter – and roughly 150,000 other schoolchildren in the state – recently received.