CANTON — A rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Canton Town Office. Vaccinations will be $10 each animal. Turner Veterinary Service will staff the clinic.
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Rabies vaccination clinic planned in Turner
OTISFIELD — A rabies vaccination clinic with Norway veterinarian Dr. Suzanne Best will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Oxford Recreation Building on King Street. — TURNER — A rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Turner […]
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More Maine parents decline to vaccinate children
AUGUSTA (AP) — New data from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention show that more children are entering kindergarten without vaccinations for diseases like measles, chicken pox and whooping cough. The Portland Press Herald reports the number of parents opting their children out of immunizations for nonmedical reasons rose from 4 percent to […]
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Pet vaccination side effects
Certain vaccinations for companion animals are recommended or required depending on where the pet will be living. Just like immunizations administered to humans, pet vaccinations are designed to help pets develop immunities to certain diseases. The American Veterinary Medical Foundation notes that vaccinations are often accompanied by mild side effects. But some pets might experience […]
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AP Fact Check: Donald Trump misstates autism increase
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has weighed in on child autism, apparently without a complete grasp of the research. Trump in the past has promoted debunked theories linking vaccines to autism, and shortly before his inauguration was considering a commission on the matter. Such comments have alarmed health professionals. Just last week, the American Academy […]
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Donald Trump taps Robert Kennedy Jr. to lead ‘vaccine safety’ commission
Donald Trump met Tuesday with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent skeptic of vaccines for children, and asked him to chair a new commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity, suggesting that the president-elect continues to believe a widely discredited theory that vaccines cause autism. Speaking to reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower on […]
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Maine CDC director supports stronger vaccine legislation
AUGUSTA — Maine’s top health official says he supports vaccinations and efforts to help parents make an informed decision. But he says a bill that would’ve made it more difficult for parents to opt out of immunizations went too far. The “informed consent” bill would have required parents seeking philosophic exemptions to vaccinations to obtain the […]
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Column: Doctors say immunizations preserve health, save lives
Maine leaders of primary care professions in pediatrics, family practice and osteopathy got together during National Immunization Awareness Month (August) to plan to write about the importance of vaccines. Together, with over 90 years of medical experience, we represent approximately 1,500 physicians who aim to optimize Maine’s health. We recommend immunizations, according to the Center […]
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Maine Supreme Court rules state can vaccinate child in state custody
AUGUSTA — Maine officials can have a child in their custody vaccinated over the objections of a parent, the state’s highest court ruled this week. In a 3-1 decision, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court decision that ordered the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to vaccinate a child against the wishes […]
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Maine House rejects Sawicki’s unvaccinated rights bill
AUGUSTA — The Maine House has rejected a bill that aims to outlaw the discrimination of people who choose not be vaccinated. The Democratic-controlled House voted 102-42 against Republican Rep. David Sawicki’s bill on Monday. It faces further votes. The bill would amend the Maine Human Rights Act to ensure that people who forgo vaccinations […]