The big one-day jump in the number of inpatients coincides with predictions of a post-Thanksgiving surge and ratchets up stress on the state’s hospitals.
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All private New York City businesses required to mandate COVID vaccines, mayor says
The measure will apply to roughly 184,000 businesses not covered by previous vaccine mandates, ranging from multinational corporations to mom-and-pop businesses.
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U.S. vaccine demand grows, amid omicron concerns, booster eligibility expansion
In October, about a million shots a day were being administered. In the past three days, the numbers have exceeded or neared 2 million.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Omicron variant accelerates push for second-generation COVID-19 vaccines
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, a group working to spur vaccine development, expects to commit more funds soon to researchers focused on future Covid shots, its CEO said.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
The emergence of the new omicron variant and the world’s desperate and likely futile attempts to keep it at bay are reminders of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines
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What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots
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Past COVID-19 infection may not fend off omicron variant, study suggests
Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it makes people more seriously ill, and whether it can thwart the vaccine.
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Pace of new COVID infections continues post-Thanksgiving rise
The delta variant continues to drive a surge in infections in Maine as the new omicron variant is being detected elsewhere in the country.
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U.S. is still battling delta variant, even as multiple omicron cases reported
For now, the extra-contagious delta variant accounts for practically all cases in the U.S. and continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses and a backlog of patients.
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People can’t get COVID boosters in Maine because of staffing woes at drugstores
Poll: We want to know if you’re having trouble scheduling a COVID-19 booster shot.