Maine Voices: State mandate will benefit vaccine makers, not Maine families

Schoolchildren could be expelled if parents refuse immunizations, while health care professionals could lose their jobs.

The Maine Millennial: Don’t forget that vaccines save lives

When Mainers go to the polls March 3, public health will be on the ballot.

Maine Voices: Polio survivor urges ‘no’ vote on Question 1

No new medical advance has prevented more suffering than the increased use of vaccines.

Our View: Don’t be fooled by anti-vaccination Maine referendum campaign

Question 1 has nothing to do with stopping Big Pharma or most of the other talking points pushed by its backers.

Campaigns begin public fight over Maine law limiting vaccine exemptions

Opponents of the law see the elimination of non-medical exemptions for schoolchildren as government overreach, while supporters argue that children's health is at stake.

Commentary: Coronavirus is a concern, but flu takes more lives

What will sicken us and our loved ones is far more likely to be the disease that spreads among us every year.

Jim Fossel: Commitment can matter more than money

A surplus of enthusiasm can overcome a deficit in the campaign war chest.

Follow the Money: Vaccination vote donations

Opponents of Maine vaccine law have big lead in fundraising race

New finance reports for PACs involved in the campaigns over Question 1 show that opponents of the new vaccine law have outraised supporters 5 to 1.

Our View: What’s at stake in March’s referendum on vaccination

Liberal use of exemptions has left Maine vulnerable to outbreaks of debilitating – and sometimes deadly – infectious diseases.