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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE and Portland Health Center team up to fight measles

In light of the national measles outbreak, UNE partnered with the Portland Community Health Center to provide a free measles vaccine clinic for members of the community from 1–7 p.m. on Monday, March 9.  

Students and clinical faculty from UNE's College of Pharmacy, including Kenneth McCall, Pharm.D., associate professor, administered the vaccine. The event caught the attention of local media and was featured on WGME. 

Dora Anne Mills, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., vice president for Clinical Affairs, attended the clinic and provided an interview for the news station. She commented that individuals who are 25 to 58 years old may be under-immunized, and that getting vaccinated is the best way to minimize the impact of the disease in the state. 

Watch the segment on WGME

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.