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'We are expecting a lot of heated questions:' RFK Jr. set to face Senate Finance Committee
MSNBC· 2025-09-04 04:15
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . will testify before the Senate Finance Committee tomorrow about his Make America Healthy Again agenda, but he is very likely to face questions about the firing of the CDC director, the resignations at the agency, and his vaccine related changes.MSNBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrasny is going to join us. Our Nightcap is also still with us. Brandy, you have been covering the issue of vaccines and RFK Jr.. for a while now. So when the senators question him tomorrow on issue ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-25 19:40
Potential Impact - Cuts to mRNA research in America may significantly impact the world's ability to produce vaccines against future pandemics [1]
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The Economist· 2025-08-21 13:00
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s health secretary, will weaken the world’s ability to fight disease by cutting funding to mRNA research https://t.co/uGxgRx88NtIllustration: Lucy Jones https://t.co/LqpkmHwblF ...
RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts
MSNBC· 2025-08-06 14:42
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . announced yesterday the cutting of nearly $500 million of grants and contracts for developing mRNA vaccines.mRNA shots were first used during the CO 19 pandemic. They instruct the body to produce a fragment of a virus which then sets off an immune response. Unlike traditional vaccines, they can be made within months and quickly altered as the virus changes.Many scientists and infectious disease experts quickly denounce this move and stress the importance of mRNA rese ...