As the science around the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus unfolds, Maine CDC director urged Mainers to not forget about the variant already in front of them.
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Lisbon School Department prepares to vaccinate students
The vaccination clinic will be open Jan. 6-7 at Lisbon Community School gymnasium.
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U.S. reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler
The vaccinated adult returned to California on Nov. 22 after a trip to South Africa and tested positive Monday.
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Omicron unravels travel industry’s plans for a comeback
Executives say government decisions about restrictions should wait until more is known about omicron, but they admit it’s a difficult call.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine health officials monitor new variant as delta drives record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Health officials are still waiting to see what effect the holiday weekend will have on transmission, but they expect cases to surge again.
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COVID outbreak persists at Cumberland County Jail
Sheriff Kevin Joyce also addressed a liability waiver that staff had circulated to some inmates in response to the outbreak.
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Mt. Blue school district fall-term COVID cases exceed 2020-21 total
As positive COVID-19 cases increase in the Mt. Blue school district and Franklin County, the Board of Directors chose to keep the current COVID-19 safety guidelines in place at their Nov. 23 meeting.
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Need for faster mental health care is focus of Augusta summit addressing ‘cracks in the system’
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified longstanding problems with mental health care as the demand for treatment has increased, experts say.
Posted inNation / World
New info shows omicron variant spread wider, earlier than originally thought
New findings made it clear that the threat slipped into countries before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases and a third reported its presence before South African officials sounded the alarm.
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Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19
Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.