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Measles, vaccine hesitancy, and the ACIP

Common Sense Family Doctor

70 people (14%) have been hospitalized for serious illnesses, and one child and one adult have died. For comparison, there were 285 cases of measles in the United States in 2024, and there have already been more reported cases than in all but two years since 2000. Kennedy, Jr.,

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Medicare Coverage of Recommended Vaccines – There is a split in coverage on vaccines in the Medicare program. Family Physicians Relieved SCOTUS Preserves Patient-Physician Relationship The June 13 U.S.