The stark contrast reveals the effectiveness of inoculation in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: America is failing the testing test
Two years into the pandemic, it’s still too hard to find out whether or not you have COVID.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Pandemic a factor in rising number of fire deaths in Maine
The number of fire deaths in 2021 was 27, three times the level of the safest year for fire deaths, 2010, when nine people died.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Dozens of U.S. colleges returning to online classes
Meanwhile, others are delaying the new term completely, while still others are pressing ahead with in-person learning, saying the health risks are low with masks and booster shots.
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Should kids be vaccinated? Brazil turns to online survey
Health experts are aghast that the effort aims to shape vaccination policy in a nation home to 20 million children ages 5 to 11.
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Covax Facility delivered over 309 million doses in December
But the final tally for the year is far short of the 2 billion-plus goal of the U.N.-backed initiative.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
New NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for resiliency against virus
The former New York City police captain, 61, faces an immense challenge as COVID-19 cases soar to record numbers.
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Daniel Craig joins scientists on U.K. Honors List
The actor is made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George – the same title given to the fictional Bond – for his services to film and theater.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up slightly in Maine
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 338 people hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the state.
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Omicron’s New Year’s cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
The mostly muted celebrations around the world usher in the fourth calendar year framed by the pandemic.