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Ex-Trump surgeon general blasts RFK Jr.'s halt to 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."
Even Trump’s former Surgeon General has hit out at RFK Jr’s plans to gut vaccine research: ‘Going to cost lives’
Warning comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced cuts of nearly $500m in funding for mRNA vaccine projects, the technology that powered two major Covid vaccines
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RFK Jr. Shifts $500 Million From mRNA Research to 'Safer' Vaccines. Do the Data Back That Up?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched yet another scientifically unjustified attack on promising vaccine research.
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 development projects that use mRNA technology.
RFK Jr. is canceling mRNA vaccine development. Can I still get a COVID vaccine?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed his agency will be cutting funding to mRNA development, calling the vaccine technology "ineffective" and claiming it poses more risks than benefits.
‘A big mistake’: Hawaii Gov. reacts to RFK Jr.’s funding cuts for MRNA vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is cutting almost $500 million dollars in grants and contracts for developing MRNA vaccines. Hawaii Governor and former emergency room physician Josh Green joins The Weekend to discuss.
Dr. Gupta explains RFK Jr.’s drastic vaccine policy changes
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a step back to explain several of the changes Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made that directly affect US vaccine policy.
RFK Jr.'s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cut federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is the latest in a series of moves that have the potential to crush future medical breakthroughs and accelerate a brain drain.
Maddow Blog | Even Trump’s former surgeon general says RFK Jr.’s cuts to mRNA research will ‘cost lives’
Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as Donald Trump's first surgeon general, agrees that RFK Jr.’s cuts to mRNA vaccine research “is going to cost lives.”
'Factually incorrect': Vaccine experts criticize RFK Jr. decision to cut mRNA vaccine funding
A long list of medical experts are saying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cut mRNA research will set back the country’s vaccine science by a decade.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cites misinformation to justify mRNA vaccine cuts
Researchers found that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited misinformation to justify his cuts to mRNA-based vaccine contracts.
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