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Religious exemption to vaccination wouldn’t be keeping the faith
The contentious vaccine bill is expected to be back for debate in the Maine House and Senate next week, at a time when the state has dangerously low rates of vaccination coverage among schoolchildren and parts of the nation are grappling with measles outbreaks.
Four Democratic senators j…
Hundreds pack hearing on bill to end most exemptions for kids’ vaccinations
AUGUSTA — Hundreds of people descended on the state capital Wednesday to testify on a bill that would eliminate nonmedical exemptions that allow parents to opt out of having their children vaccinated against measles and other infectious diseases before entering school.
Hours before the p…
Health officials: Ignore anti-vaccination fliers showing up in children’s products in southern Maine
People should ignore anti-vaccination fliers – alleged to have come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – that have shown up in children’s products at big box stores including Walmart and Target in southern Maine, state public health officials said Monday.
“Mislea…