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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Maine buys 250,000 rapid COVID tests to distribute to pharmacies, schools, congregate care sites
The tests will go to sites already participating in COVID-19 testing, but it's unclear exactly when they will be available and how best to access them.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Many children hospitalized with COVID-19 have other health conditions that make them more susceptible to complications from the virus.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
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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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Finding a COVID test is still a challenge for most Mainers
Appointments at local pharmacies are often booked for a week out and the supply of at-home rapid antigen tests is inconsistent.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
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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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
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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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
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.
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