RFK Halts mRNA vaccine research
9 months ago
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- The Department of Health and Human Services cancels contracts and funding for mRNA vaccine development targeting respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary and vaccine critic, halts $500 million worth of mRNA vaccine projects involving Pfizer and Moderna.
- 22 projects aimed at preventing flu, COVID-19, and H5N1 infections are affected by the funding withdrawal.
- Kennedy advocates moving away from mRNA vaccines, urging investment in alternative solutions without specifying what those might be.
- mRNA vaccines were pivotal in slowing the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.