Maine Joins Public Health Partnership with 6 Other States, NYC

Maine joins public health partnership with 6 other states, NYC

“As the Trump administration politicizes and undermines our nation’s public health system, our state will work closely with our neighbors,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

Maine partners with northeast states on vaccine, public health recommendations

A pharmacy advertises COVID-19 testing and vaccinations on Sept. 4 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Several states, including New York, are breaking with restrictive eligibility policies the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has imposed on newly approved COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Maine has joined a coalition of northeast states and New York City to develop evidence-based vaccine and publ…

Amid federal vaccine uncertainty, CT joins northeast health coalition

The coalition will work on issues like vaccines and infectious disease. It marks the latest move by states to take charge of public health.

Maine joins states-led public health collaborative amid upheaval at U.S. CDC

The group was formed as a response to upheaval at the U.S. CDC where Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is carrying out his decades-long campaign to limit vaccines. It hopes to share resources to ensure vaccine access while planning responses to public health emergencies.