What to know about Lamont’s plan to expand CT vaccine authority

CT Mirror – Monday, March 30, 2026
By Katy Golvala

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stirred up widespread uncertainty surrounding U.S. vaccine policy during his time as Health and Human Services Secretary.

Under Kennedy’s leadership, the federal agency has overhauled the committee that issues vaccine recommendations and amended longstanding guidance for childhood immunizations. However, a federal judge in Massachusetts issued an order in late March temporarily blocking every major vaccine policy change made in the last year.

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