All signs say that infections will rise, and it is the low-vaccination areas that will take the hardest hit.
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Maine Voices: Get our state back to work by getting fully vaccinated
Controlling COVID and fully reopening schools and shopping and entertainment venues will take the pressure off struggling families.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
COVID-19 spike abates at Gorham’s Village Elementary School
Vaccination clinics are scheduled at town schools next week for ages 5-11.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA review finds Moderna’s booster dose strengthens virus-fighting response
A Food and Drug Administration panel is evaluating booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots this week.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Hospitalizations decline even as COVID-19 cases and school outbreaks continue to mount
Cases remain high in Maine even as transmission has slowed in other parts of the country. But hospitalizations have decreased by 30% over the last 2 weeks.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports another spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths, but backlog is nearly gone
The state reported 836 new cases and 29 additional deaths, but many of the cases and deaths date to previous weeks.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 vaccinations in Maine increased by 87% last week
The jump over the previous week was driven largely by third doses for older and immunocompromised Mainers. But the timing suggests that the Oct. 1 deadline for health care workers to get vaccinated also was a factor.
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Facing backlog of positive tests, Maine CDC reports highest single-day case increase of pandemic
Though researchers tracking the coronavirus say the state’s case backlog can affect the ability to forecast, hospitals in Maine say it hasn’t hindered their ability to plan so far.
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State reports 867 COVID-19 cases amid ‘signs of optimism’ that surge could ease
Daily case numbers appear likely to remain high in the coming days as the Maine CDC reviews a backlog of 2,500 positive test results reported over the past week.
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Maine reports 1,008 new cases, 9 more deaths as CDC struggles with backlog
The cases represent new positive test results reviewed by the Maine CDC staff over a three-day period.