Lawmaker wants to end hepatitis B vaccine requirement to align NH with Kennedy’s CDC

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 878

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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A bill filed by Republican state Rep. Kelley Potenza, House Bill 1719, seeks to remove hepatitis B from the list of vaccines children in New Hampshire are legally required to receive.

The proposal comes on the heels of a recent decision by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel to end the agency’s longstanding recommendation that all infants receive hepatitis B vaccinations at birth. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, commonly known …

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