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Vaccine vote exposes a collision of individual, community rights

by Joe Lawlor February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Maine’s new mandate for school-age children pits individual rights against those of the greater community. Parents argue they just want their kids to be safe.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Listen to those who remember life before vaccines

by The Editorial Board February 23, 2020February 25, 2020

In an extraordinary series of letters to the editor, older physicians remind us what’s at stake on March 3.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

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

by Meryl Nass Special to the Press Herald February 21, 2020February 20, 2020

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

Op-eds, Opinion

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

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal February 16, 2020February 15, 2020

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

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

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

by Tony Owens, M.D. Special to the Press Herald February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

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

Editorials, Opinion

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

by The Editorial Board February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

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

Health, Local & State, News, Politics

Campaigns begin public fight over Maine law limiting vaccine exemptions

by Joe Lawlor February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

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.