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Maine diverges from national guidelines by holding back outbreak information
Public health groups urge full disclosure about infections, but the state CDC's policy is to avoid going public and naming schools.
By Joe Lawlor Staff Writer
Posted 4:00 AM
Updated 2 mins ago
Maine?s policy of releasing ?only the minimum amount of data necessary? during infectious disease outbreaks runs counter to recommendations issued by national public health organizations that believe being as open as possible is the best way to protect public health during outbreaks.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has declined this week to release the names of the districts where four chicken pox outbreaks occurred this school year, despite having done so on at least three occasions during the 2000s. The Maine CDC doesn?t have to release the names of the schools, and has wide discretion on how much or how little information to release...
Maine diverges from national guidelines by holding back outbreak information
Public health groups urge full disclosure about infections, but the state CDC's policy is to avoid going public and naming schools.
By Joe Lawlor Staff Writer
Posted 4:00 AM
Updated 2 mins ago
Maine?s policy of releasing ?only the minimum amount of data necessary? during infectious disease outbreaks runs counter to recommendations issued by national public health organizations that believe being as open as possible is the best way to protect public health during outbreaks.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has declined this week to release the names of the districts where four chicken pox outbreaks occurred this school year, despite having done so on at least three occasions during the 2000s. The Maine CDC doesn?t have to release the names of the schools, and has wide discretion on how much or how little information to release...