House approves bill to make hepatitis B vaccine no longer required in New Hampshire

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 553

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The state House voted, 186-168, Thursday to remove hepatitis B from the list of required vaccines in New Hampshire.

Rep. Kelley Potenza, a Rochester Republican and sponsor of House Bill 1719, framed it as an effort to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which under new Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has moved in a controversial direction on vaccines.

In December, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to change …

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