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PublishedApril 7, 2025
Maine parents, health care workers again spar over bills to roll back vaccine requirements in schools
Two bills being considered by the Legislature's Education Committee would restore religious exemptions for school vaccinations and roll back school immunization requirements broadly.
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PublishedApril 7, 2025
MaineHealth’s federal grant cut off over previous research on vaccine hesitancy
A prominent Maine scientist said the system for supporting health research is 'under siege.'
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PublishedNovember 22, 2024
Public health advocates rail against Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. for Cabinet post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false claims about vaccines, has been tapped to become health and human services secretary in the Trump administration.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
How will Maine education be impacted by a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump's vows to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education could put school funding sources in jeopardy, and his policy positions could impact programs like Maine's free breakfast and lunch, and student vaccine mandates.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Moderna slashes research budget as vaccine sales disappoint
The company is slowing its pace of studying new treatments in part because of recent commercial challenges.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2024
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines Saturday, a day before the large-scale rollout and planned pause in fighting agreed to by Israel and the United Nations World Health Organization.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2024
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, that protection wanes.
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PublishedJune 26, 2024
Startup developing ‘vaccine’ to fight fentanyl addictions, overdoses
Fentanyl poisoning has been the leading cause of death for Americans between age 18 and 45 since 2019, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
Agencies launch effort to promote vaccinations with supplies of new COVID shot limited
The new effort to promote vaccinations come as supplies of a new COVID-19 vaccine are still limited in Maine and nationwide.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
Experts worry that immunity from previous vaccinations and infections is fading in many people, and a new shot would save many lives.
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