Health
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
World Health Organization: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
Any rise in hospitalizations or deaths in the wake of the latest surge in cases isn’t likely to show up for about two weeks.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for vaccine
While omicron appears to cause less severe disease and lead to fewer hospitalizations, its rapid spread indicates that it is much more contagious than other variants.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
U.S. hospitals experience a different kind of COVID-19 surge this time
The omicron variant infects more people, so hospitals must cope with more patients and more health-care workers who test positive, but patients aren't as sick as with previous variants.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Puerto Rico imposes new COVID-19 measures
Private businesses that cater to the public must close from midnight to 5 a.m. and gatherings of more than 250 people are banned.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely
Wildly inconsistent policies and people generally masking less after getting vaccinated present challenges for public health officials.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
COVID-19 death rates are three times higher in Maine’s less vaccinated counties
The stark contrast reveals the effectiveness of inoculation in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
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.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
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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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruise ships
Shares of Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. tumbled on the news.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Judge rejects Oklahoma’s legal challenge to National Guard’s vaccine mandate
The Oklahoma governor and others argues that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin overstepped his constitutional authority by subjecting the National Guard to a vaccine requirement.
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