The combination of a swarm of respiratory illnesses, staffing shortages and nursing home closures has sparked the state of distress visited upon the already overburdened health-care system.
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Posted inNation & World, News
‘Viral jambalaya’: Early flu adding to woes for U.S. hospitals
A rapidly intensifying flu season is straining U.S. hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Flu cases and hospitalizations surging to our south, and headed north
Maine is so far seeing low numbers of flu cases this fall, but Mainers shouldn’t expect to dodge the flu for much longer, experts say. ‘Flu is on the way here,’ says Dr. Dora Anne Mills of MaineHealth.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread
Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
This flu season is more severe so far than in the last 13 years
Influenza has hit unusually early and hard, already hospitalizing a record number of people at this point in the season in more than a decade.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What parents can do as RSV spikes among children
This winter we’re facing a triple threat of viral disease.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Flu season begins this month, but questions remain for what’s ahead
Typically cases peak in December or January, but the pandemic over the last two years has made Maine’s flu season anything but typical.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
It’s flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: At last, a simple strategy for COVID booster shots
The September rollout of shots tailored to BA.4 and BA.5 could be the beginning of putting the COVID vaccine on an annual schedule.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: With flu on the rise amid COVID pandemic, it’s time to get vaccinated
The uptick in influenza cases is an unwelcome change from last year’s season, which was mild because of masking and distancing.