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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Flu cases, hospitalizations surpass prepandemic levels
Even if clinicians and public health experts had expected to see a surge in cases this season, flu and other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19, are still flooding emergency departments, urgent cares and primary care physicians’ offices with sick patients.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Influenza cases in Maine doubled in the last week
Maine recorded 1,720 new cases of influenza during the week ending Dec. 2, and flu-related hospitalizations nearly quadrupled from the previous week, going from 17 to 63.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
RSV may be peaking in Maine, but flu hospitalizations are on the rise
Maine is seeing an increase in influenza cases and hospitalizations.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
More than half of all flu cases reported this season are from last week
There have been more than 1,650 influenza cases reported to the Maine CDC since early October, with nearly 860 reported last week.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2022
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.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
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.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2022
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.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
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.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2022
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.
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