The president emphasized that vaccines, booster shots and therapeutic drugs have mitigated the danger for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are fully vaccinated.
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Maryland declares 30-day state of emergency as hospitalizations hit record high
Maryland hospitals were treating 3,006 adults and 51 children with the virus, and 600 others were waiting in emergency departments for beds to become available on Monday.
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CDC recommends only 5 months between Pfizer COVID vaccine and booster
The announcement was made a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lowered the wait between Pfizer’s initial vaccine doses and its booster from six months to five.
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COVID-19 outbreak hits Franklin County jail staff
Seven corrections officers test positive; no inmates infected.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations near record high as Maine reports 25 more deaths
The number of patients edges closer to the pandemic peak reached last month.
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Our View: Mainers should all follow the same mask rules
Whether we’re vaccinated or not, high levels of transmission dictate that we should cover up when indoors in public.
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Portland City Council repeals COVID emergency order and approves indoor mask mandate
Hazard pay will end in 10 days, when the emergency order expires, while the mask mandate will take effect at midnight Wednesday.
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Sheep, goats join in German efforts to encourage vaccination
The animals were arranged on Monday into the shape of a 330-foot syringe.
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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts
Exactly how much continuing illness and death the world will put up with is largely a social question, not a scientific one.
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Portland Pie Co. employees walk out to protest working conditions
The workers cite being overworked and not believing management has their backs when it comes to the pandemic.