As of Friday, 248 people were in the hospital, eclipsing the previous mark, set in late September.
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Virginia pharmacy gave 112 kids wrong doses of COVID vaccine
It had only the formulation for older children or adults, so devised a ‘workaround’ for younger kids, Virginia health officials say.
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Dental practices, EMS workers left out of Maine’s final vaccine mandate
A final version of the mandate was officially issued Wednesday, after a 90-day period for comments.
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COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations keep rising as winter approaches
Hospitalizations have increased to near-record levels.
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Maine health clinics to develop low barrier opioid use disorder treatment program
Maine health clinics are participating in a 12-month pilot program to develop and maintain low-barrier opioid use disorder treatment programs.
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Maine’s child welfare ombudsman tells lawmakers: ‘We need to do something different’
Christine Alberi, the independent watchdog over the Office of Child and Family Services, told lawmakers Wednesday that ‘deep-seated problems’ persist even as investigations continue into the state agency responsible for child welfare.
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Maine’s COVID-19 infections keep climbing as virus spreads among the unvaccinated
Two hospitals serving parts of the state with lower vaccination rates have seen the number of patients with the virus spike to the highest levels since the pandemic began.
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Maine Medical Center Research Institute to study whether blood pressure medication can help prevent osteoporosis
The institute was awarded a $2.4 million grant for the four-year study.
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Pfizer asks FDA to approve COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September.
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More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.