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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Stressed hospitals are asking workers with COVID to return – even if they may be infectious
Ten-day isolation periods have given way to five-day ones under CDC guidelines updated late last month, with workers sometimes allowed back as long as symptoms are deemed mild and improving.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Readfield-area schools back in session after going remote due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases and low staffing due to illness
Superintendent Jay Charette wants to "make it clear" it was due to the combination of the high number of COVID-19 cases reported in the district and the high staff absentee rate.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Following Yarmouth’s lead, state looks to wastewater for COVID clues
The town has been testing wastewater for the virus throughout the pandemic and tracked the omicron wave rise and fall in real time.
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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 23, 2022
Conspiracy theories about 5G networks have skyrocketed since COVID-19
False news about 5G spread at breakneck speed on social networks, reinforcing the fears of people who already had suspicions about its effects on health.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high as Maine reports 5 more deaths
The omicron wave continues as a mask mandate is set to go into effect in South Portland on Monday.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
South Portland mask mandate will take effect Monday
Masks will be required even in businesses that ask for proof of vaccination, and fines may be imposed.
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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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