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Ex-surgeon general warns on RFK Jr.'s vaccine cut

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 mRNA vaccines are "simply not true."
Trump's Ex-Surgeon General Attacks Vaccine Cuts: 'People Are Going To Die'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that his department will end funding for a series of mRNA-based vaccines aimed at preventing major respiratory illnesses.
Former Surgeon General Slams RFK Jr. Over MRNA Cuts, Says US 'Conceding To China,' 2 Million Lives At Risk
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is warning that halting federal funding for mRNA vaccine research will cost lives, derail medical breakthroughs, and hand a critical technological advantage to China.
Ex-Trump surgeon general slams RFK Jr.’s ‘tepid’ response to CDC shooting
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams blasted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his “delayed and tepid response” to the fatal shooting that occurred at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday in Atlanta.
Even Trump’s former surgeon general says RFK Jr.’s cuts to mRNA research will ‘cost lives’
Even Dr. Jerome Adams, the president’s first surgeon general, was quick to condemn the administration’s cuts to mRNA vaccine research.
Former U.S. surgeon general on shooting and vaccine research cuts
Dr. Jerome Adams, former U.S. Surgeon General, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about a shooting which left a police officer in Georgia dead as well as talk about cuts to mRNA vaccine research.
Trump's ex-surgeon general slams RFK Jr.'s vaccine cuts: 'People are going to die'
"People are going to die because we're cutting short funding for this technology," Dr. Jerome Adams said in an interview with CBS News on Aug. 10.

Transcript: Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 10, 2025

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

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Trump's former surgeon general blasts Kennedy for 'tepid' response to CDC shootings

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

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Purdue prof Jerome Adams, former U.S. surgeon general, criticizes vaccine funding decision

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HHS Secretary Kennedy visits Atlanta CDC after last week's shooting

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly flew to Atlanta on Monday morning to visit ...