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Flu

Published
October 7, 2022

Flu season begins this month, but questions remain for what’s ahead

Typically cases peak in December or January, but the pandemic over the last two years has made Maine’s flu season anything but typical.
Published
March 23, 2021

Silver lining of pandemic: No flu deaths and only 3 hospitalizations this season

By this time last year, Maine had recorded 36 deaths and 494 hospitalizations. Experts say COVID-19 safety measures and an aggressive flu vaccine push last fall likely caused the precipitous drop.
Published
January 1, 2021

Maine flu cases plummet

Maine had more than 900 confirmed flu cases by this time last year. So far this season there are 47.
Published
November 23, 2020

Flu shot requirement for Maine health care workers meets resistance from some nurses

The rule proposed by the Maine CDC could pave the way for COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers in an emergency.
Published
October 30, 2020

Sanford superintendent says flu vaccine provider failed to check for parents’ signature

Matt Nelson says three students got shots without their parents' consent because the provider didn't notice that the permission forms hadn't been signed or the signature had been crossed out.

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Published
October 1, 2020

High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’

A record number of flu vaccine doses are on the way, between 194 million and 198 million for the U.S. alone.
Published
February 19, 2020

Maine reports first flu-related death of child in 2019-20 season

The child was younger than 5 and had not been vaccinated.
Published
February 9, 2020

Flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus

Seasonal influenza has already killed 10,000 to 25,000 people, according to the CDC.
Published
February 3, 2020

Flu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard

A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.
Published
January 30, 2020

Mainers with ties to China describe life amid coronavirus outbreak

More than 8,000 people have been infected worldwide, and efforts to limit exposure have led Mainers with connections to China to curtail or cancel travel and attendance at social or cultural events.