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Are mRNA Vaccines Safe — and Should You Still Get a COVID Shot? Doctors on the Pros and Cons
RFK Jr. recently made major cuts to mRNA vaccine development research, questioning their safety. Should you still get the ...
What to know about mRNA vaccines
WASHINGTON -- So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using ...
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HHS Freezes Vaxart’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine, Again
The stop order came on Aug. 5, the same day Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated 22 mRNA vaccine projects under ...
Cutting federal funds for mRNA vaccine leaves the US vulnerable, experts say
This week, President Donald Trump called Operation Warp Speed, a public-private federal program that helped speed up the ...
Former Surgeon General on HHS cancelling vaccine research: ‘Over 2 million lives have been saved because of mRNA technology’
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday pushed back against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...
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 ...
RFK Jr. announces end to some mRNA contracts, including for flu and COVID
The targeting of the vaccine technology once considered revolutionary follows intense criticism by conservatives and ...
RFK Jr cancels $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines for diseases like Covid
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines being ...
RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, dealing major blow to promising area of research
The Trump administration is terminating 22 contracts focused on developing mRNA vaccines and winding down additional federal ...
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.’s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence
Although mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Did FDA Pick the Wrong COVID Vaccine Strain Last Season? | MedPage Today
In Danes over age 65, the vaccine effectiveness of the JN.1-based mRNA boosters reached 70-85% against COVID-related hospitalization and 76-96% against COVID-associated death. Despite the shift away ...