Economic toll mounts as world hunts for vaccine against coronavirus

Several existing medications will be tested to see if they can be used to treat Covid-19, as the disease is known, the World Health Organization says.

Pharmaceutical companies fund ad campaign to support Maine’s new vaccine law

A lobbying firm is spending $476,000 for TV ads defending the law against a repeal vote on the March 3 ballot, prompting opponents of the law to say the funding is an effort by Big Pharma to control Maine's vaccine policy.

Citing coronavirus, Mills urges voters to uphold Maine’s new vaccine law

Maine's governor uses her weekly radio address to attack a citizens' veto effort that would overturn the state's new law to eliminate non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccines.

Vaccines are not a ‘Big Pharma’ issue

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

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

Commentary: Think measles is no big deal? Talk to my patient

Opponents of new vaccine law will get their shot at overturning it at the polls

Maine's secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.

Seniors find high-dose flu vaccines hard to come by

Health officials say the shortage is only temporary and supplies of the high-dose shots often used by seniors will be available soon.

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.

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.