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NIH cancels mRNA vaccine contracts, citing lack of public trust

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya claims the federal government recently cancelled millions of dollars’ ...

US orders Vaxart to stop COVID-19 trial amid mRNA wind down

Vaxart said on Wednesday it received an order to stop work on screening and enrollment for its COVID-19 mid-stage trial, joining multiple biotech companies that have lost government funding for their ...

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 Surgeon General on HHS cancelling vaccine research: ‘Over 2 million lives have been saved because of mRNA technology’

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday pushed back against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

Fed cuts to vaccine research ‘will cost lives,’ warns Texas Biomed leader

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cut to funding for mRNA research will also hurt the nation’s reputation as a leader ...

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

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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 ...
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RFK Jr Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Research Projects

HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has canceled nearly $500 million in grants and contracts meant to support mRNA vaccine development.
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NIH director says public distrust prompted federal mRNA vaccine development discontinuation

The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has said the federal government’s discontinuation of mRNA vaccine ...