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Maura Healey: “We've seen a 99% decrease in hep B infections [since the…”

Featuring: Maura Healey, Democratic | Governor of Massachusetts

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Gov. Healey on CNN: "RFK, CDC vaccine panel are not doing their jobs"

Published | Video Starts at 03:05

It's unbelievable. And you know, that just infuriates me so much, Erin, because you mentioned hepatitis B. That vaccine's been around since 1991. And you know what we've seen since then? We've seen a 99% decrease in hep B infections [since the vaccine's introduction]. So it works. And it's been really important to health and not just to anyone's health, the health of our newborns and most vulnerable. So I don't know who that person was. (03:05–03:11)

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