“Flu is here,” infectious disease official said. “Now is the time to get an immunization if you haven’t already.”
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Seniors find high-dose flu vaccines hard to come by
Health officials say the shortage is only temporary and supplies of the high-dose shots often used by seniors will be available soon.
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Flu shots offered around Maine as experts say this season may be bad
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and community groups step up their immunization efforts as the state reports its first illnesses.
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Maine flu cases up from last season, but strain less severe
Maine has reported more than 8,000 flu cases so far this season, and 880 people had been hospitalized through March 30.
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Maine CDC urges flu shots as cases rise about 1,000 in state
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is urging state residents to get vaccinated against influenza as cases of the disease are rising across the state. The agency says this year’s flu season has seen 1,114 positive influenza test results and 88 hospitalizations. Maine CDC Director Bruce Bates says influenza […]
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Map: Is there flu near you? Maine influenza 2019
See where the latest Maine flu cases are, county by county.
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Maine reports 3 flu deaths, and more than 500 cases, so far this season
More cases had been reported at this time last winter, but public health experts say the viruses are unpredictable and urge Mainers: ‘Go get your flu shot.’
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Last season, adult flu vaccinations dropped and that could be why deaths rose
Fewer than 4 out of 10 adults in the United States got flu shots last winter, the lowest rate in seven seasons and one likely reason why the 2017-2018 season was the deadliest in decades. Reports released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide new details outlining the severity of the past […]
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Nursing students give Lewiston a shot
Jay Young, left, distracts Shannon Lynch while she gets her free flu shot Thursday from Randi St. Amand at Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. Young and St. Amand are nursing students at the University of Southern Maine and are participating in a two-semester community health care partnership. Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston provided logistical […]
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Maine company fuels fight against spread of flu
SCARBOROUGH — As another flu season is about to begin, a company in Scarborough that makes rapid diagnostic tests to determine in minutes whether a patient has the flu is ready. Maine and the nation recently suffered through one of the worst seasons for influenza – perhaps since the H1N1 flu outbreak in 2009 – with […]