Vaccines
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Chiropractors give a big boost to people’s veto campaign against new vaccine law
Of the $161,841 raised so far by Mainers for Health and Parental Rights, at least $51,225 has come from chiropractors, according to a Press Herald analysis.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Commentary: Get over vaccination hesitation and get your flu shot
Signs indicate a robust season ahead, but there's also good news: Needle haters may opt for a nasal spray, and President Trump is encouraging research on a universal vaccine.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Insight: Politics driving a measles comeback
Vaccine skeptics are creating a space for an eradicable disease to take hold and spread.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
Our View: When petitions come around, read before signing
You can't get tricked into signing something you don't support if you insist on reading and understanding it first.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
Some Mainers say opponents of vaccine law misled them in petition effort
Other voters are writing Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, asking him to remove their signatures.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2019
Our View: Abortion funding and assisted-dying laws can now go into effect
Maine government will no longer discriminate against poor women who need abortions, or prevent the terminally ill from deciding when they have suffered enough.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Opponents of a dozen new laws aim to erase them with ‘people’s veto’ campaigns
With a short time to collect 63,067 signatures, special interest groups and individuals file more than a dozen requests to challenge newly signed laws.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
‘People’s veto’ campaigns target new Maine abortion and vaccination laws
The groups behind the campaigns want voters to decide on laws that require insurers to cover abortion and that eliminate broad exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
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PublishedMay 26, 2019
Health care dominates Maine’s legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who's on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities.
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PublishedMay 23, 2019
Senate vote sends bill to end vaccine exemptions to governor’s desk
A recent measles case in Maine was cited by both supporters and opponents of the measure to end all non-medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations.
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