Roughly two-thirds of the COVID patients in hospitals across the state are unvaccinated, and the percentage is as high as 85 to 90 among those in critical care.
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Nation’s COVID toll hits 800,000, with once-promising year ending in heartbreak
The year began with the promise of vaccines and falling case numbers, then the delta variant struck just as vaccination rates were stalling in a wave of misinformation.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Maine EMS panel halts transfer of neurological trauma patients to CMMC from other hospitals
The Trauma Advisory Committee is waiting for patient data from the Lewiston medical center.
Posted inNation & World
Pfizer says its COVID pill is effective against omicron variant
The U.S. will buy enough supply to treat 10 million people.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Number of ICU patients climbs to new record as state reports 1,383 more infections
The National Guard and federal health care workers have been deployed to help Maine’s strained hospitals.
Posted inNation & World
U.K. calls for volunteers to battle wave of omicron infections
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling for thousands of volunteers to staff new vaccination centers in shopping areas, stadiums and racecourses as the government accelerates its booster program.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville city employees to get COVID-19 relief bonuses this week
The City Council voted 6-0 Monday night to approve bonuses for city employees who worked during the pandemic, with the money coming from federal COVID-19 relief funds.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said scientists and health officials may have underestimated how the spread of misinformation could hobble the ‘astounding achievement’ of the vaccines.
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Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine
Officials believe they are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
National Guard members deployed as COVID surge keeps pressure on Maine hospitals
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston asks for help as a federal surge response team gets to work assisting the staff at Maine Medical Center in Portland.