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TSA worker omicron data can help gauge pandemic’s severity
“The 40 percent of the TSA screener workforce that has been infected would translate into over 130 million confirmed cases in the nation,” Sheldon H. Jacobson writes.
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IMF cuts world growth forecasts amid omicron and inflation surges
The International Monetary Fund now forecasts the global economy will expand 4.4 percent in 2022, down from an estimated 5.9 percent last year.
Pfizer is working on creating COVID shots updated to match omicron
COVID-19 vaccine makers have been updating their shots to better match omicron in case global health authorities decide the change is needed.
16 more Mainers have died and another 1,576 coronavirus cases reported since the weekend
That brings the total number of coronavirus cases reported across Maine to 168,474 and the death toll to 1,714.
Belfast pickleball players embrace the winter
The word “addictive” is one that midcoast pickleball players use a lot to describe their love of the sport.
Maine’s supply of omicron treatment will almost double after state demands more from feds
Maine will receive 120 doses of the monoclonal antibody sotrovimab, the only available monoclonal antibody known to fight off infections from the omicron variant, this week.
Augusta Armory vaccine clinic to close by end of week
The clinic will be open on Tuesday and Thursday for walk-in vaccine appointments, and plans to continue to offer PCR testing through February.
WHO chief warns against preemptive talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
“There are different scenarios for how the pandemic could play out and how the acute phase could end,” WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this week.
Bars and gyms are bustling as Americans learn to live with COVID
This is how many expect the pandemic to peter out: COVID-19 remains, but becomes milder, and bit by bit, people don’t let it rule their lives.
COVID-19 put a healthy Mainer in a coma for 7 weeks. Her recovery will take far longer.
Victims of “long COVID” struggle with frustration and fear facing chronic and uncertain conditions.
Omicron nears US peak even as some regions still face struggle
Low U.S. vaccination rates in certain regions have made some experts worry that the country might not bounce back quite so quickly from omicron.
Omicron wave leaves US food banks scrambling for volunteers
The end result in many cases has been a serious increase in spending by the food banks at a time when they are already dealing with higher food costs due to inflation and supply chain issues.
5 more Mainers have died and another 1,207 coronavirus cases reported across the state
That brings the total number of coronavirus cases reported across Maine to 166,898 and the death toll to 1,698.
Students are falling behind and teachers’ morale is flagging amid omicron disruptions
Students cycling between virtual and in-person classes and teachers managing understaffed facilities has become normal during a school year filled with virus disruptions.
Arrival of omicron variant drove national infection rates up by more than 25 percent
Self-reports of COVID rose to 57 million in the period of Dec. 29-Jan. 10 from 45 million from Dec. 1 to Dec. 13, according to a survey from the Census Bureau.
South Portland’s mask mandate will take effect next Monday
The mandate will be enforced in public buildings, excluding K-12 schools, and will also apply at establishments that have vaccination requirements.
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