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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
FDA ends, for now, use of two monoclonal antibodies
The Department of Health and Human Services has halted distribution of the medications made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly. Meanwhile, Maine will receive an increased ration of a drug that is effective against omicron.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Gov. Mills calls White House, gets more COVID-19 treatments for Maine despite undercount of cases
Maine has been getting a smaller allocation of a monoclonal antibody treatment because of a large backlog of positive tests that have yet to be screened and added to the daily total of confirmed new cases.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
More evidence points to decline in omicron surge, but hospital numbers remain high
Yarmouth wastewater data shows another drop in virus levels, adding to evidence of a decline in infections in southern Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Backlog of positive tests reduces Maine’s ration of lifesaving COVID-19 drug
With tens of thousands of test results waiting to be processed, the state's case rate is artificially low, and that is reducing Maine's federal allocation of monoclonal antibody treatment.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Boosters have strongly protected against severe disease from omicron, CDC says
The latest U.S. data echo what researchers in the United Kingdom have found – that after a 3rd shot of the Pfizer vaccine, protection against hospitalization was above 95% and remained around 80% even after 4 months.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Unvaccinated seniors nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized than boosted peers
Unimmunized adults in that age group were also 17 times more likely to be admitted to a hospital than those who were fully vaccinated.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
School outbreaks and hospitalizations rise again as omicron keeps hold on Maine
The number of students and school staff infected by the virus has increased 75% in two weeks, according to state data.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Lawmakers kill bill that sought to bar state from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates
In a party-line committee vote Thursday, legislators agreed to leave the door open for possible vaccine requirements down the road
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Committee votes down moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee votes 7-5 against a bill that originally aimed to prohibit COVID-19 vaccination mandates for five years.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Maine National Guard members arrive at area hospitals ready to ‘help out where we can’
Nearly 50 members of the Maine National Guard arrived at four area hospitals Thursday morning, joining the more than 200 members who were deployed to facilities across the state late last year on COVID-19 response orders.
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