RFK Jr. announces $500M cut in funding for mRNA vaccine development
NBC Newsยท2025-08-06 19:15
Other big news that's happening right now, the health department is pulling the plug on a half a billion dollars in funding specifically for mRNA vaccine development. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. calling the technology behind current COVID and RSV vaccines quote ineffective. Take a listen. mRNA vaccines don't perform well against viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract.mRNA only codes for a small part of the viral proteins, usually a single antigen. One mutation and the vaccine becomes in ...