The high total reflects the reality that even though the omicron surge appears to be waning, it’s still having a devastating impact.
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Number of critical care patients with COVID-19 hits lowest point in Maine since November
Cases continue to rise in schools, however, and the state reported 18 more deaths Thursday, bringing the pandemic total to 1,777.
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Maine CDC director opposes bill to legalize hallucinogenic mushrooms, says more research needed
Dr. Nirav Shah expressed concerns, including limits the on DHHS to regulate use of psilocybin and what he said was too little input from behavioral and public health experts.
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More children’s deaths reported to state in 2021 than in any other year on record
The Office of Child and Family Services tracked 25 child deaths last year from abuse or neglect, or in households that had prior involvement with the child protective system.
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Maine CDC ending contact tracing for COVID-19 during omicron wave
COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased again Wednesday and are down 21% since the January peak.
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Answering ‘our nation’s call here in Lewiston,’ military medical team arrives at Central Maine Medical Center
Twenty members of the 96th Medical Group from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida arrived at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston over the weekend.
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Maine reports 13 more deaths from COVID-19 while hospitalizations decrease
In another metric used to measure pandemic conditions, wastewater testing in Yarmouth and Portland continues to show a downward trend.
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Pfizer vaccine for children younger than 5 could be available by end of February
Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech, are expected to submit a request for emergency use authorization to the Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday.
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U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.
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COVID-19 cases grow, but hospitalizations are down in Maine
Meanwhile, five more coronavirus deaths are reported by the Maine CDC, bringing the state’s total death count since the pandemic began to 1,738.