RFK risks us all in targeting mRNA vaccine research (Editorial)

Why US budget cuts could derail future mRNA vaccine progress

mRNA vaccines are credited with helping to end the COVID-19 pandemic and save millions of lives. Since then, researchers have been developing the technology to prevent a variety of infectious diseases and cancer. But experts warn this progress has been severely impacted after US health secretary Robert F Kennedy announced cuts to mRNA technology research. In total, the US health department will cancel contracts and withdraw $500 million (€427 mi…

HHS cancels nearly $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccines – CLG News

HHS cancels nearly $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccines | 5 Aug 2025 | Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced he had canceled nearly $500 million in federal projects and contracts that went toward mRNA vaccine development. The move is part of the HHS’s larger project to wind down mRNA vaccine activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The decisio…

HPAI vaccine research possibly side-swiped

The $500 million cut in United States vaccine research may side-swipe research on a vaccine to counter highly-pathogenic avian influenza that has resulted in the culling of millions of chickens and a spike in egg prices.

Cutting mRNA Research Could Be Our Deadliest Mistake Yet

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it will wind down funding for mRNA vaccine development—which could prove to be one of the costliest, deadliest decisions HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will make during his tenure. HHS has already scaled back access to and recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines—a decision experts are deeply concerned about—and Kennedy’s frequently misinformed views on vaccines continue…

RFK risks us all in targeting mRNA vaccine research (Editorial)

Showing that his loyalty to his own anti-vax mentality is greater than his loyalty to President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the dangerous quack atop the Department of Health and Human Services, has announced that he will be rescinding a half billion dollars in grants and contracts for the development of mRNA technology and vaccines. It was mRNA that was key to both the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna COVID vaccines that were created und…

Saving lives no more — RFK risks us all in targeting mRNA vaccine research - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Showing that his loyalty to his own anti-vax mentality is greater than his loyalty to President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the dangerous quack atop the Department of Health and Human Services, has announced that he will be rescinding a half billion dollars in grants and contracts for the development of mRNA technology and vaccines.