Maine’s Board of Osteopathic Licensure suspended Paul Gosselin from practicing medicine until Dec. 18.
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New variant cause for ‘concern, not panic,’ Biden says
The president urges 80 million unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, for the vaccinated to get boosted and for everyone to mask up.
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Maine officials, scientists monitoring new omicron variant as governor urges vaccinations
As of Monday, 322 individuals were in the hospital with COVID-19, including 99 in critical care.
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The Latest: Quebec reports case of omicron COVID-19 variant
A roundup of national and international news related to COVID-19.
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Mask recommendation for indoor public spaces continues for entire state of Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise slightly as all 16 counties see high or substantial rates of COVID-19 transmission, according to the CDC.
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What we know and don’t know on new COVID-19 variant
On Friday, the WHO designated it as a “variant of concern,” naming it “omicron” after a letter in the Greek alphabet.
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New virus variant casts pall, shocks health experts in South Africa
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the world is racing to contain omicron.
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Children and teens lead surge in COVID-19 cases
Although younger people are at lower risk for hospitalization or death, health experts say they can still be affected and they can often be silent carriers.
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Omicron variant may already be in U.S., Fauci says
‘We have not detected it yet, but when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility … it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over.’
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Scientists racing to decode omicron variant as defenses buy time
Labs in Europe, the U.S. and Africa are preparing for tests to see how the new variant is likely to behave in people who’ve been vaccinated or previously infected.