In Concord visit, RFK Jr. renews attack on hep B vaccine that inspired state anti-vaccine bill

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 574

Last Updated: 8 hours, 1 minute ago

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In a visit to Concord Friday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine but wouldn’t comment on state legislation in New Hampshire that his agency inspired.

In June 2025, Kennedy fired every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a panel of experts that creates national vaccine guidance, and subsequently replaced them with fellow vaccine skeptics. …

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