Many children hospitalized with COVID-19 have other health conditions that make them more susceptible to complications from the virus.
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Hospitalizations set record in Maine as omicron creates new hot spots for infections
The variant has spread first in coastal and more populous counties, driving up infection rates where they had been relatively low just three weeks ago, and experts predict cases soon will spike in every county.
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World Health Organization: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
Any rise in hospitalizations or deaths in the wake of the latest surge in cases isn’t likely to show up for about two weeks.
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Omicron surge vexes Maine parents of children too young for vaccine
Heather Cimellaro of Auburn says omicron has her rethinking running errands with her 3-year-old twins, library storytime visits and preschool.
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Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for vaccine
While omicron appears to cause less severe disease and lead to fewer hospitalizations, its rapid spread indicates that it is much more contagious than other variants.
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Maine schools face ‘unfathomable challenges’ as omicron spreads
The Maine Department of Education reported Thursday that 4,946 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in school populations in the last 30 days.
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U.S. hospitals experience a different kind of COVID-19 surge this time
The omicron variant infects more people, so hospitals must cope with more patients and more health-care workers who test positive, but patients aren’t as sick as with previous variants.
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Maine hospitals report spike in staff absences caused by COVID-19
MaineHealth and Northern Light Health are urging Mainers to get vaccinated to ease the burden on health care workers caused by the surge likely being fueled by the omicron variant.
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Puerto Rico imposes new COVID-19 measures
Private businesses that cater to the public must close from midnight to 5 a.m. and gatherings of more than 250 people are banned.
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With omicron, hospital patient numbers may be more important than case counts
With the true number of infections probably much higher than the case count, ‘Hospitalizations are where the rubber meets the road,’ says a public health professor.