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US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

by The Associated Press December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

State

Maine and 6 other states announce health partnership to push back on RFK Jr.

by Billy Kobin September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Mainers may have to wait for broad availability of COVID-19 vaccine

by Patty Wight, Maine Public September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

State

Maine expands access to COVID vaccines as feds put up barriers

by Christopher Burns September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

Letter: Kennedy, Trump putting our health in danger

by Opinion Contributor September 9, 2025

Letter: Collins shares blame for RFK Jr.’s policies

by Opinion Contributor September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

Janet Mills was a target in Republican dart gun game at Maine fair

by Daniel Dunkle, Midcoast Villager August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

State

Maine and other states mull a vaccine advisory group to push back on RFK Jr.

by Billy Kobin June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

Flu cases are high in Maine, but it’s not too late to get vaccinated, CDC says

by Ethan Andrews February 26, 2025February 27, 2025

Maine’s childhood vaccination rates have benefited from the elimination of nonmedical exemptions

by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

Opinion Contributor

The World Health Organization makes us all safer

by Opinion Contributor February 10, 2025February 10, 2025

Maine vaccine skeptics are embracing RFK Jr.

by Elizabeth Walztoni February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Flu cases are rising in Penobscot County

by Kathleen O'Brien January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

by The Associated Press August 22, 2024August 23, 2024

Environment, State

It’s going to rain rabies vaccines over the Maine woods

by Christopher Burns August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Police and Courts

Maine high court says EMS Board had authority to impose vaccine mandate

by Christopher Burns April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

More than half of pet owners don’t believe in vaccinating their animals

by Julia Bayly April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

That's down from 90 percent of residents in Maine nursing homes who got a COVID vaccine a year ago.

Only half of Maine’s nursing home residents have received the new COVID vaccine

by Patty Wight, Maine Public February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Bangor health professionals hope the vaccines will prevent an outbreak of hepatitis A like what Portland saw late last year.

Bangor will offer hepatitis vaccines to avoid outbreak among homeless

by Kathleen O'Brien January 30, 2024January 30, 2024

COVID cases and hospitalizations are rising across Maine.

News

COVID cases and hospitalizations are rising in Maine

by Kaitlyn Budion, Maine Public November 21, 2023November 21, 2023