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Are mRNA vaccines safe and effective? What to know as RFK Jr. halts funding
The mRNA molecule eventually breaks down in the body. The Cleveland Clinic reports that the risks of mRNA vaccines include pain or swelling at the injection site, fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches and allergic reactions.
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.
Ex-Trump surgeon general says RFK Jr.'s halt to mRNA vaccine research threatens "most promising areas of modern medicine"
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 once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement
President Donald Trump hailed as a “medical miracle” the mRNA vaccines developed to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Now, his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is effectively halting the vaccine technology’s advancement.
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 developed to counter viruses that cause diseases such as the flu and Covid-19.
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.
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RFK Jr. is wrong about mRNA vaccines: A scientist explains how they make COVID less deadly
US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced he is canceling US $500 million (£374 million) of research into mRNA vaccines, citing unproven concerns about their safety and long-term effects.
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NIH director: mRNA vaccine contracts were canceled because public lacks trust in technology
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with ...
Are mRNA Vaccines Safe — and Should You Still Get a COVID Shot? Doctors on the Pros and Cons
Clinical trials have shown the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 are safe and effective, especially at preventing severe illness, ...
What to know about mRNA vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using ...
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Senator Marshall backs decision to halt mRNA vaccine projects
Kansas Senator Roger Marshall says he’s in favor of the decision to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines ...
Former Surgeon General on HHS canceling vaccine research: ‘Over 2 million lives have been saved because of mRNA technology’
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams pushed back against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Sunday for ...
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 ...