The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday not to eliminate the state’s hepatitis B requirement — the latest setback for the State House’s Republican anti-vaccine contingent. Instead, senators sent House Bill 1719, sponsored by Republican Rep. Kelley Potenza, to interim study, a maneuver that sidelines the bill until at least next year. HB 1719 was one […]

The New Hampshire House of Representatives is considering a bill that would exempt some pets from booster shots intended to protect against rabies, but state veterinarians said the proposal was not founded on solid data. Rep. Keith Ammon, a New Boston Republican, is the prime sponsor of House Bill 1488, which would allow pet owners […]

The New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a proposal Thursday to end all vaccine mandates in the state. “New Hampshire has the lowest vaccination rate for measles in New England,” Rep. Jessica LaMontagne, a Dover Democrat, said in a floor speech before the vote. “Do you want to be the legislature that ushers in the […]