
Steering Committee Members:
American Academy of Pediatrics, Maine Chapter
MaineHealth
Maine Families for Vaccines
Maine Medical Association
Maine Osteopathic Association
Maine Pharmacy Association
Maine Primary Care Association
Maine Public Health Association
Martin's Point Health Care, Inc.
Northern Light Health
The Maine Immunization Coalition (MIC) is a program administered by Maine Primary Care Association.
MIC Mission:
To protect Maine people across their lifespan against vaccine-preventable diseases, by increasing immunization rates through information sharing, fostering collaboration, and advocacy.
For more information about the Maine Immunization Coalition, please contact Hannah Hudson at hhudson@mepca.org.
Immunization Resources:
Every Child By Two
Immunization Action Coalition
Maine Immunization Program
U.S. CDC
U.S. DHHS
History of Measles in U.S.
Complex Development of Vaccines
Vaccines for Children and Adolescents: Lessons and Activities
News Links:
New Vaccine Rules for Students go into Effect September 1, Newscenter Maine, 7/26/21
Vote "No" on 1, MEPCA.org, 2/27/20
Senate Reverses Course, Approves Bill to Eliminate Nonmedical Exemptions for Childhood Vaccines, WMTW-CH 8, 5/14/19
House Rejects Senate-Approved Religious Exemption for Vaccinations, Maine Public, 5/8/19
Maine House gives initial OK to removal of nonmedical vaccination exemptions, Bangor Daily News, 4/23/19
Vaccines are safe and necessary, Bangor Daily News, 4/3/19
Hundreds pack hearing on bill to end most exemptions for kids' vaccinations, Press Herald, 3/13/19
Maine CDC outraged over spread of anti-vaccination flyers, WGME-CH. 13, 2/12/19
Maine needs to restrict vaccine opt outs to prevent disease outbreaks, Bangor Daily News, 6/3/18
Maine vaccination opt-out rates rose last year, Maine Public, 5/24/18
Cochrane report: HPV vaccine proves its worth in adolescent, young adult women, Family Practice News, 5/9/18
Our View: Lax vaccine laws put Maine babies at risk of potentially fatal disease, Press Herald, 4/14/17
Recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents aged 18 years or younger, CDC, 2/1/17
Maine adopts new vaccine requirements for seventh graders, NECN, 1/3/17
New vaccine requirements for Maine students, WMTW-CH. 8, 1/3/17
Maine seventh-graders will need a new vaccine next school year, Press Herald, 1/3/17
Nurses, medical professionals gather for Augusta cancer summit, WMTW-CH. 8, 8/24/16
Prevalence of HPV After Introduction of the Vaccination Program in the United States, Pediatrics, 2/16
More Maine families are skipping or delaying childhood vaccines, Press Herald, 8/10/14