As the science around the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus unfolds, Maine CDC director urged Mainers to not forget about the variant already in front of them.
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Lisbon School Department prepares to vaccinate students
The vaccination clinic will be open Jan. 6-7 at Lisbon Community School gymnasium.
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Maine health officials monitor new variant as delta drives record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Health officials are still waiting to see what effect the holiday weekend will have on transmission, but they expect cases to surge again.
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New info shows omicron variant spread wider, earlier than originally thought
New findings made it clear that the threat slipped into countries before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases and a third reported its presence before South African officials sounded the alarm.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19
Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.
Posted inHealth, Maine
COVID-19 cases are surging in Maine’s least vaccinated counties
The positivity rate per 10,000 residents of Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties are among the highest in the state.
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New variant cause for ‘concern, not panic,’ Biden says
The president urges 80 million unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, for the vaccinated to get boosted and for everyone to mask up.
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Children and teens lead surge in COVID-19 cases
Although younger people are at lower risk for hospitalization or death, health experts say they can still be affected and they can often be silent carriers.
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U.S. restricts travel from southern Africa as world races to contain new ‘omicron’ COVID variant
Omicron’s actual risks are not understood, but early evidence suggests it carries an increased risk of reinfection compared with other highly transmissible variants.
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CDC director warns about ICU capacity as Maine coronavirus hospitalizations continue climb
Maine hit another record on Thanksgiving with 327 people hospitalized with COVID-19.