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PublishedAugust 23, 2022
Maine fares better than most despite slip in life expectancy
Life expectancy declined in Maine in 2020, but 47 other states were hit harder during the pandemic's first year.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Updated COVID-19 guidance from CDC puts focus on preventing severe illness
The advisory signals that the nation’s top public health agency is continuing to shift from community-level efforts to steps to prevent severe illness.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2022
York County man has 1st confirmed monkeypox case in Maine
The disease had been spreading in other New England states and across the country.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
Maine CDC asks for patience as COVID vaccine rollout for preschoolers gets started
The first batch of orders for vaccines for children as young as six months old were delivered to pediatric practices by Tuesday morning.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Two Stratton students earn contest honors
Students at Stratton Elementary School designed posters on the theme “Tick Wise.” Each poster illustrated at least one tick prevention tip.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks
For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland's schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County
The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
COVID hospitalizations in Maine cut in half since omicron peak last month
As of Monday, 216 people were hospitalized with the virus in Maine, the lowest total since Nov. 9.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Shah indicates cautious optimism as ‘the bullet train that is omicron is slowing down’
Hospitalizations, the PCR test positivity rate and wastewater surveillance testing all indicated a decreasing prevalence of COVID-19 in Maine communities.
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