US EditionFormer Surgeon General on HHS cancelling vaccine research: ‘Over 2 million lives have been saved because of mRNA technology’
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AUG 10 – Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for delayed shooting response and highlighted $500 million cut in mRNA vaccine research funding.
- Dr. Jerome Adams, former U.S. Surgeon General, discussed the Atlanta CDC shooting, where Patrick Joseph White, 30, fired on the facility, killing Officer David Rose.
- Dr. Jerome Adams said Kennedy Jr. has failed in his response to the shooting, criticizing the federal handling, according to CBS News.
- During the interview, Adams offered condolences to Officer David Rose’s family and colleagues and stated 'Violence is never the answer, no matter your level of frustration or anger with the system,' Adams said.
- On August 9, 2025, Secretary Kennedy tweeted that health workers should not face violence while protecting others, but Adams highlighted his past 'drain the cesspool' remark and lack of unequivocal condemnation.
- Funding data shows the Trump administration cut nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research, affecting 22 mRNA vaccines including a Moderna H5N1 bird flu contract.
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