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HHS Terminates $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Development, Claiming Ineffectiveness
06 Aug 2025 19:24 GMT
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RFK Jr. Halts $500M in mRNA Vaccine Projects, Marking Major Shift in U.S. Public Health Policy
06 Aug 2025 19:31 GMT
… vaccines for respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, influenza, and H5N1 avian flu. … safer, broader vaccine strategies,” including whole-virus vaccines and new technologies … as critical in shortening vaccine development timelines, especially during …
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RFK Jr. halts $500 million in mRNA vaccine projects, citing shift toward ‘safer’ alternatives
06 Aug 2025 16:39 GMT
… develop vaccines for respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, flu, and H5N1 … of safer, broader vaccine strategies, like whole-virus vaccines and novel platforms … viral threats.
Bird flu and future pandemics a key concern
Vaccine specialist Dr …
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Why RFK Jr. says he's canceling major funding for vaccine development
06 Aug 2025 18:09 GMT
… of safer, broader vaccine strategies, like whole-virus vaccines and novel platforms … $600 million to develop a bird flu vaccine.
And he removed healthy children … concerns about a bird flu pandemic looming. Existing mRNA vaccines, he noted “saved …
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Pharmacist-Led Interventions Boost Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults
06 Aug 2025 19:24 GMT
… Shows Potential for Bird Flu Candidate
Despite some of these vaccine rates covering … ’ve boosted overall vaccine uptake for all major vaccines. In their exploration … pharmacist’s role in administering vaccines.
“Policymakers and health care organizations …
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Could RFK Jr's move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?
06 Aug 2025 16:08 GMT
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Conjugate vaccines use bits of protein or … were preparing for a bird flu pandemic. That virus, H5N1, has been devastating …
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Former CDC director warns 'many people will suffer' from funding cuts to mRNA vaccine development
06 Aug 2025 18:36 GMT
… million in funding for vaccine development
The mRNA vaccines work by making … development of vaccines to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections, and … ongoing studies related to the bird flu response.
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RFK Jr. ends mRNA vaccine support; Moderna, other Mass. firms affected
06 Aug 2025 17:09 GMT
… a bird flu pandemic continue to loom, said Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine … potential to treat cancer.
Traditionally, vaccines have required growing pieces of … traditional vaccines.
The abandoned mRNA projects signal a “shift in vaccine development …
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US Health Secretary RFK Jr halts funding for vaccines to fight Covid-19 and flu
06 Aug 2025 16:07 GMT
… flu, Covid-19 and H5N1.
“To replace the troubled … safer, broader vaccine strategies, like whole-virus vaccines and novel … bird flu pandemic continue to loom, said Dr Paul Offit, a vaccine … to treat cancer.
Traditionally, vaccines have required growing pieces …
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HHS Cancellation of $500M in BARDA mRNA Vaccine Contracts May Lead to Stricter Trial Design Oversight, Funding
06 Aug 2025 18:18 GMT
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Moderna’s bird flu vaccine among impacted programs
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In a statement … investment in Moderna’s H5N1 mRNA vaccine was not scientifically or …