MSU Researcher Warns Against Cutting mRNA Vaccine Studies

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Without good explanation or sound science, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is cutting $500 million of research funding for mRNA vaccines.

MSU researcher warns against cutting mRNA vaccine studies

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Canceling federal mRNA vaccine projects threatens much more than pandemic response, an expert at Michigan State University warned. Last week, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would terminate 22 federally-backed mRNA vaccine studies worth about $500 million. He said whole-virus platforms are “safer” and less likely to fail when a pathogen mutates. RFK Jr. pulls $500M in funding…

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters during an event at the University of Utah on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch) “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain’s quip perfectly describes the entire Trump Administration, but none more so than medical crackpot, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Perched with his brain wo…

Deconstructing RFK Jr.'s explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts

Health secretary RFK Jr. offered his explanation for canceling mRNA vaccine work. STATus Report host Alex Hogan and guest Anil Oz go behind the headline.