Confronting changing federal guidelines, proposals aim to expand Mainers’ access to vaccines

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 865

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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In light of federal policy changes limiting vaccine access for children, two lawmakers introduced bills to protect and expand Mainers’ ability to get vaccinated.

The complementary proposals introduced Tuesday aim to decouple Maine’s vaccine policy from federal guidance by instead accepting recommendations from trusted medical and public health organizations. They also aim to expand liability protections for pharmacists who administer vaccines and give them more authority to prescribe and dispense certain vaccines to …

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