Carla Mattaliano

As a medical student in New Hampshire, I can testify that limiting vaccine access in any way will negatively impact the public health of our state, especially for our kids. This bill creates significant barriers for working families and could reduce vaccination rates by making it harder for many parents to access convenient, no-cost vaccine clinics. School-based clinics, run through the New Hampshire Public Health Association in eight different public health regions, have been a critical tool for reaching underserved communities and ensuring all children—not just those whose parents can take time off work—have access to protections against disease. As we know from extensive research–including Martoma et al. 2025–high levels of vaccination rates within the community are needed to prevent disease outbreaks, and to protect vulnerable populations like immunocompromised people. This bill, by limiting vaccine clinics, will make it more difficult for families to get their kids vaccinated.