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I thought I would share the recent release of the Maine CDC </div>
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<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/publications/2023/2022-2023%20Maine%20School%20Immunization%20Assessment%20Report.pdf" title="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/publications/2023/2022-2023%20Maine%20School%20Immunization%20Assessment%20Report.pdf" id="LPlnk935051">2022-2023
Maine School Immunization Assessment</a> Report that was recently published. Feel free to share this with your local administration. </div>
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State-mandated vaccination requirements for school entry protect children and communities against vaccine preventable diseases. Each school year, federally funded immunization programs collect and report kindergarten vaccination data to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). Federally funded immunization programs in all 50 states partner with their Department of Education (DOE) to assess vaccination coverage and exemption status of children enrolled in public and private kindergartens. In addition
to kindergartens, the Maine Immunization Program (MIP) also collects coverage and exemption data for both seventh grade students and twelfth grade students. This information is collected through an annual immunization assessment survey of all State of Maine
elementary, middle, and high schools. You can read the full report here: <a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/publications/2023/2022-2023%20Maine%20School%20Immunization%20Assessment%20Report.pdf" id="LPlnk214449">https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/publications/2023/2022-2023%20Maine%20School%20Immunization%20Assessment%20Report.pdf</a><br>
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To access the report of all individual schools click <a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/publications/index.shtml#saia" title="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/publications/index.shtml#saia" id="LPlnk516882">
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<span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12.0pt">Emily Poland, MPH, RN, NCSN </span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(she/her <a href="https://pronouns.org/what-and-why" title="https://pronouns.org/what-and-why">
why pronouns?</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
School Nurse Consultant<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Coordinator – Coordinated School Health<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Office of School and Student Supports<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maine Department of Education<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">23 State House Station<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Augusta, Maine 04333-0023<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Email</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:
</span><a style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">emily.poland@maine.gov<br>
</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Phone</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: 207-592-0387</span></p>
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DOE Newsroom</span></a></p>
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