My grandfather created the hepatitis B vaccine. Would he recognize public health in the U.S. today? As a doctor, I worry that the values he taught me are under threat

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/hepatitis-b-vaccine-inventor-lessons-learned-baruch-samuel-blumberg/ By Emilie G.C. ThompsonJan. 15, 2026 Thompson is a hematology–oncology fellow physician practicing in Baltimore.