US EditionThis Vaccine Researcher Was Caught in the NIH Funding Cut Crossfire
- Some Minnesota researchers, including Michael Bronstein, saw their NIH grants abruptly canceled last week, affecting at least 209 projects since late February.
- Bronstein's study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people with severe mental illness was among the terminated projects, which had various focuses.
- The NIH stated the funding cuts were due to directives from the Trump Administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.
- Bronstein criticized the NIH's reasoning, saying it disrespects those affected by vaccine-preventable diseases and doubts their priority over public well-being.
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Duluth News Tribune
NIH cuts funding for Minnesota research on vaccines, health equity
ROCHESTER — Some Minnesota researchers' grants from the National Institutes of Health were abruptly canceled last week. "NIH notified us via an email that basically said, 'This project no longer reflects the priorities of NIH, and so funding is terminated immediately,' " said Michael Bronstein, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Bronstein's study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people with severe mental illnes…
This Vaccine Researcher Was Caught in the NIH Funding Cut Crossfire
(MedPage Today) -- The NIH has begun cancelling grant-funded research for dozens of projects studying ways to overcome vaccine hesitancy, but other key vaccine research has been caught in the crossfire. Sophia Newcomer, PhD, MPH, of the University...
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