Some hospitals are still struggling, however, and the federal government is sending a COVID-19 'surge team' to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
Some hospitals are still struggling, however, and the federal government is sending a COVID-19 'surge team' to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff
AUGUSTA The number of Maine kids getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has slowed in recent weeks even as cases surge heading into 2022 and the highly contagious omicron variant takes hold.
While the vast majority of COVID-19 cases among kids are not severe, low vaccination rates create more opportunities for the virus to spread and challenge schools working to limit infections next semester.