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Published
December 24, 2021

ICU doctors, nurses demoralized over ‘needless’ COVID-19 misery: ‘Patients are still dying’

The mortality rate among the unvaccinated in California's San Bernardino County is nearly 10 times higher than for those who are fully vaccinated, according to county data.
Published
December 24, 2021

U.S. to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa

The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Published
December 24, 2021

Maine reports 1,244 new cases of COVID-19

Three additional deaths also are reported.
Published
December 23, 2021

U.S. sets shorter COVID-19 isolation time for health care workers

Federal officials are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive.
Published
December 23, 2021

Preliminary data from U.K. suggests hospitalization less likely with omicron

Britain's public health agency says preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50 to 70 percent less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain.

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Published
December 23, 2021

Will the vaccine protect me from omicron? Is it safe to gather with family?

The latest variant of the coronavirus has triggered a whole new set of questions nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
December 23, 2021

Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long lines

Fueling the surging demand for tests is a mix of factors, including families seeking to keep holiday gatherings safe and people needing to prove they are virus-free for travel, work or school.
Published
December 23, 2021

U.S. adds Merck pill as second easy-to-use drug against COVID-19

The authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.
Published
December 23, 2021

In highly vaccinated New England, hospitals are under unprecedented strain as COVID-19 surges

Across New England=, hospitals are struggling with an overwhelming burden of patients amid a surge that has struck harder and faster than experts expected.
Published
December 23, 2021

Federal ambulance teams set to arrive Tuesday as Maine braces for post-holiday COVID surge

While the delta variant continues to drive cases and hospitalizations, Maine health officials say it's likely only a matter of time before the omicron variant becomes the dominant strain here.