The Maine Department of Education reported Thursday that 4,946 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in school populations in the last 30 days.
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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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Thousands of U.S. troops refuse to get COVID vaccine despite military order
The vast majority of service members — more than 97% of active-duty forces — have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Maine hospitals report spike in staff absences caused by COVID-19
MaineHealth and Northern Light Health are urging Mainers to get vaccinated to ease the burden on health care workers caused by the surge likely being fueled by the omicron variant.
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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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TV host Seth Meyers contracts COVID-19, show dark this week
He said in a tweet that he feels fine thanks to the vaccine and booster.
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Biden urges concern but not alarm as omicron rises
The president emphasized that vaccines, booster shots and therapeutic drugs have mitigated the danger for the overwhelming majority of Americans who are fully vaccinated.
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Maryland declares 30-day state of emergency as hospitalizations hit record high
Maryland hospitals were treating 3,006 adults and 51 children with the virus, and 600 others were waiting in emergency departments for beds to become available on Monday.
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With omicron, hospital patient numbers may be more important than case counts
With the true number of infections probably much higher than the case count, ‘Hospitalizations are where the rubber meets the road,’ says a public health professor.
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CDC recommends only 5 months between Pfizer COVID vaccine and booster
The announcement was made a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lowered the wait between Pfizer’s initial vaccine doses and its booster from six months to five.