Massachusetts Rebuffs RFK Jr. With Northeast Vaccine Accord (1)

Massachusetts is forming a coalition of Northeast states to issue vaccine recommendations that may conflict with those from the federal government, escalating a clash between states and the Trump administration over public health policy.

Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts announced the initiative on Thursday as part of a broader push to guarantee access to vaccines for state residents amid dramatic shifts in the national policy under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vocal vaccine critic.

Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have agreed to be part of the coalition that will issue vaccine recommendations, said ...