US EditionEx-Trump surgeon general: RFK Jr. vaccine move ‘going to cost lives’
UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – Nearly $500 million in mRNA research funding was cut, alarming experts who warn this could hinder advances beyond vaccines, including cancer and infectious disease treatments.
- On Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would cancel nearly $500 million in mRNA research projects led by top pharmaceutical firms, including Pfizer and Moderna.
- Kennedy expressed concerns about the mRNA vaccine initiatives, describing them as problematic, and committed to focusing on developing safer and more comprehensive vaccine options, including traditional whole-virus vaccines and innovative platforms designed to remain effective against viral mutations.
- The choice drew sharp rebuke from Jerome Adams, a past U.S. Surgeon General under President Trump, warning that halting this funding would severely undermine vaccine research efforts targeting COVID-19, influenza, HIV, cancer, and additional diseases.
- Adams stated on social media, “Cutting half a billion in funding isn’t just bad policy, it’s dangerous,” noting the investment enabled vaccines in under a year and faster lockdown exits.
- Experts, including Adams and infectious disease specialist Mike Osterholm, said the cuts could cost lives, signaling significant setbacks in pandemic preparedness and broader mRNA therapeutic development.
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Former Trump Surgeon General says RFK plan to gut vaccine program will ‘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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