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‘Get used to it’: COVID-19 outbreaks give taste of living with virus

by CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

The known infections likely reveal only the tip of the iceberg – with actors and politicians regularly tested at work.

Paxlovid, which is currently available only for those at high risk, is effective at preventing hospitalizations if taken soon after infection.

by Michael McAuliff Kaiser Health News April 3, 2022April 4, 2022

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., are seeking to craft a compromise that members from both parties could accept.

The latest headlines about COVID-19 raise many new questions. Here are some answers.

The state reported 212 new cases and no additional deaths on Saturday; 91 people were hospitalized statewide.

by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor.

Omicron BA.2, a subvariant that is more contagious and now the dominant strain nationally, makes up 10.4 percent of positive tests sampled in Maine.

On Sunday, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 92 people were in hospitals statewide with coronavirus.

by MIKE STOBBE Associated Press March 25, 2022

The wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began, and monitoring has come a long way.

by ZEKE MILLER Associated Press March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.