RFK Jr cancels $500M in vaccine development after ‘listening to the experts’
RFK Jr pulls funding for vaccine development
- The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will cease funding and wind down its mRNA vaccine development projects.
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known vaccine skeptic, stated the decision was made after reviewing scientific data and listening to experts.
- The projects, which include vaccines for COVID-19 and the flu, are being terminated because the data reportedly show they “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections.”
- Funding previously allocated to these mRNA projects, led by companies such as Pfizer and Moderna, will be redirected towards “safer, broader vaccine platforms.”
- Despite his past controversial claims regarding vaccine safety, Kennedy affirmed that HHS supports safe, effective vaccines and aims to invest in better solutions.