The coronavirus mutant widely known as stealth omicron is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world.
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Maine’s pandemic death toll passes 2,000 while COVID hospitalizations drop to 4-month low
As Maine hospitalizations drop below 200 patients for the first time since October, the state reports 53 additional deaths from a review of vital records.
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U.S. vaccination drive bottoming out as omicron subsides
The lack of demand for the first shot is especially evident in conservative areas around the country.
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Pressure eases on Maine hospitals as patient counts continue to drop
Hospitals are beginning to ease pandemic restrictions, and South Portland and Brunswick rescinded indoor mask mandates this week.
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Is omicron leading us to herd immunity against COVID?
Early hopes faded for several reasons, experts say.
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COVID-19 shots found unlikely to prompt inflammation in children
A new analysis shows that vaccines are unlikely to trigger multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a rare complication in kids who have had COVID-19.
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New COVID cases fall worldwide for 3rd week; deaths also drop
Scientists warn, however, that it’s still possible that more transmissible and deadly variants could emerge if the virus is allowed to spread uncontrolled.
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Wastewater tests show COVID-19’s continuing decline in Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations also are down, more than 50% since the January peak.
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Maine Voices: Now is not the time to stop masking in school
With hospitals seeing more pediatric COVID patients than ever, masks are the easiest way to keep kids in the classroom and support their mental health.
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Five months post-COVID, her heart rate is boomeranging
It’s one of a number of mysterious conditions afflicting people after coronavirus infections that suggest the potential of a looming cardiac crisis.