Maine Immunization Program News Today

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it has received a report of a positive measles lab result in a child and is awaiting confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While the bills to reintroduce religious and philosophic exemptions for school vaccines have little chance of passing, advocates on both sides packed a daylong hearing before the Legislature's Education Committee.

While the bills to reintroduce religious and philosophic exemptions for school vaccines have little chance of passing, advocates on both sides packed a daylong hearing before the Legislature's Education Committee.

At its Nov. 10 meeting the Maine Vaccine Board recognized Tonya Philbrick-Labbe of Sidney for her role in promoting and advancing childhood vaccines statewide through Maine’s Universal Childhood Immunization Program and her close collaboration with the board. Philbrick-Labbe previously led the Maine Immunization Program and the State’s COVID-19 vaccine efforts as the former Senior Health […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today identified an influenza-associated pediatric death, the first to date in Maine during the 2021-22 influenza season. The child tested positive for influenza A.

The Maine CDC says a Maine child has died from influenza, for the first time since early 2020.

The town has partnered with nearby Redington-Fairview General Hospital to offer influenza and COVID-19 immunizations at the polling site.

increase font size Walgreens in Sanford gave deactivated Pfizer vaccine doses People who received the vaccine are being contacted to return for an active dose, the pharmacy chain says. Share The Walgreens pharmacy in Sanford gave deactivated doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to some members of the public in the past week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The vaccines are usually diluted with saline solution before injection, but health workers in Sanford ac...

Sanford Walgreen’s gave deactivated Pfizer vaccine doses People who received the deactivated vaccine are being contacted to return for an active dose. Share A Sanford Walgreen’s gave deactivated doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the public in the past week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The vaccines are usually diluted with saline solution before injection, but health workers in Sanford accidentally used “sterile water,” which renders the dose ine...

Vaccine shuffle all across Maine sends doses where they’re needed In ‘a big chess game’ behind the scenes, health care providers and state epidemiologists are constantly moving thousands of doses from clinic to clinic, so the COVID-19 vaccine supply meets demand. Share Brian Marden, senior director of pharmacy for Maine Medical Center, carries a cooler containing 550 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from his car to MaineHealth’s vaccination clinic at Scarborough Downs on Friday. The ...