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THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination is slipping across much of the United States, leaving classrooms and daycares with growing gaps in protection against highly contagious diseases like measles and whooping cough.

As New Hampshire’s state epidemiologist, Dr. Benjamin Chan was thrust into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic as he appeared regularly at public health briefings hosted by then-Gov. Chris Sununu to keep Granite Staters updated on the constantly evolving global health emergency. While that role has faded from many people’s minds since the pandemic was […]