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RFK Jr. halts $500 million for mRNA vaccine research

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine ...

Even Trump’s former Surgeon General has hit out at RFK Jr’s plans to gut vaccine research: ‘Going to cost lives’

Warning comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced cuts of nearly $500m in funding for mRNA vaccine projects, ...

RFK Jr.’s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

Kennedy wants to rework the U.S. program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines. The plan has long been a target of ...
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After RFK Jr. ends vaccine funding, Louisiana's Bill Cassidy says cuts don't fit Trump agenda

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is admonishing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's decision to cancel about $500 million in vaccine ...

RFK Jr. is winding down mRNA vaccine development. What does that mean for vaccines in NY?

Federal vaccine policy changes under RFK Jr. have some concerned health insurance will not cover COVID shots. A bill in NY seeks to mandate coverage.

Former Trump surgeon general warns that RFK Jr.’s vaccine cuts will ‘cost lives’

Kennedy had previously said that 22 projects looking to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted. The projects ...

RFK Jr. pulls funding for mRNA vaccines as scientists pursue breakthrough treatments for HIV, cancer, the flu and more

The government has canceled nearly $500 million in research grants into the revolutionary technology, which experts believe ...

UTMB vaccine project among $500 million in mRNA cuts announced by RFK Jr.

Neither UTMB nor Moderna has confirmed the nature of the project included in the announcement, or how much funding is being ...
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What you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK's claims

The US health secretary is cutting funding for mRNA vaccines because he claims they are less effective than other types – but ...

Leading Houston vaccine doctor reacts to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announcing money pulled from mRNA research

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy said he's pulling around half a billion dollars from mRNA vaccine research. Here's what vaccine ...