vaccine

Published
July 20, 2020

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

The report in the British medical journal The Lancet suggested that so far the vaccine appeared safe and was able to conjure a promising immune response.
Published
March 12, 2020

Our View: Lawmakers right to tweak Maine’s vaccine law

Voters overwhelmingly support immunization requirements, but diseases can't spread among online-only students.
Published
March 8, 2020

Another View: Mainers made the right choice on vaccine law

We can be thankful that a strong majority of voters support sound science on disease prevention.
Published
February 24, 2020

Follow the Money: See who is donating in Maine’s vaccine referendum
Published
February 9, 2020

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.
Published
November 1, 2019

Maine Voices: Non-medical vaccine opt-outs put community at risk

The weakness of vaccination programs is that that they make people forget how bad communicable diseases can be.
Published
May 10, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Government should not require vaccination

Personal opinions shouldn't usurp the choices of others, a reader says.
Published
February 13, 2019

Commentary: I used to be against vaccines. This is how I changed my mind.

People who were truly willing to listen to my fears helped me understand the science behind immunization.
Published
February 12, 2019

Measles making comeback on widening anti-vaccine movement

'Vaccine hesitancy,' despite evidence refuting a 1998 claim that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism, is slowing attempts to stop children from dying from preventable diseases.
Published
May 18, 2018

Our View: ‘Opt-out’ fallout includes Westbrook chicken pox outbreak

A three-week quarantine for some day care charges shows the impact of forgoing immunizations.

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