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Why RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Campaign Is Working
The Trump administration’s COVID-revenge campaign has laid the groundwork for Kennedy’s larger agenda.
What are mRNA vaccines, and what is the impact of RFK Jr. slashing $500M to research them?
This was one in a continuing line of moves that have put Kennedy's vaccine skepticism into public policy, though scientists say the vaccines are safe.
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contracts
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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."
RFK Jr. Cancels mRNA-Vaccine Funding and the Blowback Is Swift
While anti-vaxxers are thrilled, experts warn that defunding mRNA development takes away our already-proven best weapon against future pandemics.
Trump previously called mRNA vaccines a 'medical miracle.' Now, RFK Jr. cut $500M in funding
The top public health officials during Trump's first term praised mRNA vaccines. In the second term, officials seem to be retreating from them.
Opinion
With mRNA move, RFK Jr. proves how dangerous he is | Letters
Messenger RNA vaccines have proven to be effective and are safer than standard vaccines, because they have fewer side effects; also, since viruses tend to mutate, updated mRNA vaccines can be produced more quickly than standard methods.
Opinion
RFK Jr.’s cancellation of mRNA vaccine research is even worse than it first seemed
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used discredited and misrepresented studies to justify canceling research into life-giving vaccines.
How RFK Jr.'s Move to Cut mRNA Vaccine Funding Impacts Public Health
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the agency will pull $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development programs. Experts explain how this move impacts public health.
How RFK Jr.’s mRNA crackdown affects vaccinemaking and future pandemics
The Trump administration is terminating biodefense research funding for mRNA projects, raising concerns about the nation’s ability to fight future pandemics.
Medical journal rejects RFK Jr.'s call for retraction of vaccine study
A U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a study that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase health risks for children.

How RFK Jr. alienated MAGA, MAHA and the White House in a single week

On the evening of Aug. 5, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a 2 1/2-minute video to X announcing that the Department of Health and Human Services was canceling some $500 million in mRNA vaccine research ...

mRNA technology could hold hope for fighting cancer, but future is in doubt under RFK Jr.

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.
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Watch an Expert Dismantle RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Myths (w/ Paul Offit)

RFK Jr. is cutting half a billion dollars in mRNA vaccine research and claiming the shots do not work, cause dangerous ...

The future of cancer treatment is ‘personalized’ mRNA vaccines. Experts fear RFK research cuts will jeopardize that

Scientists have discovered the ability to “personalize” cancer treatments using cutting-edge genetic technology - but experts ...

Colbert Has a Brutal Two-Word Response to ‘Roadkill-Munching’ RFK Jr.

Stephen Colbert tore into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the health secretary cancelled $500 million in mRNA research. “Bad news for fans of living,” Colbert deadpanned on The Late Show Wednesday.