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In Maine and nationally, the dominant strain appears to be particularly virulent, but this year's influenza vaccine appears to be a good match for it, said Dr. Dora Anne Mills, MaineHealth's chief health improvement officer.
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Newly released data show that omicron went from less than 1% of COVID-19 cases to 10% of cases in 1 week this month, and it already may be causing the majority of new cases statewide.