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Kennedy’s Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds

19 October 2026 at 22:00
Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of researchers reported.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Last December, a panel of advisers chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommended that parents should decide whether or when infants should get the shot if they were born to mothers who test negative for hepatitis B.

Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters

One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.

© Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters

American officials say they have identified similar influence campaigns by Russia and others in years past, all trying to create discord over contentious topics.
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