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RFK Jr.’s cancellation of mRNA vaccine research is even worse than it first seemed

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used discredited and misrepresented studies to justify canceling research into ...

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 ...

RFK Jr. Shifts $500 Million From mRNA Research to 'Safer' Vaccines. Does the Data Back That Up?

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RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions.

Former Trump surgeon general says "people are going to die" after RFK Jr. halts some mRNA vaccine research

Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of ...

RFK Jr.'s mRNA vaccine funding cut: Are NY scientists working on mRNA research affected?

In statements to the USA TODAY Network, both the University of Rochester Medical Center, or URMC, and Regeneron noted they ...

Republican senator claims RFK Jr. mRNA vaccine decision undermines Trump agenda

Sen. Bill Cassidy spoke out against HHS winding down mRNA vaccine development activity, asserting the move undermines the ...

RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly argued mRNA vaccines are ineffective to justify the Department of ...

What are mRNA vaccines, and what is the impact of RFK Jr. slashing $500M to research them?

This was one in a continuing line of moves that have put Kennedy's vaccine skepticism into public policy, though scientists ...