12 h. ago The future of cancer treatment is ‘personalized’ mRNA vaccines. Experts fear RFK research cuts will jeopardize that

HHS announced last week that it would slash hundreds of millions in grants for Covid, flu and infectious disease research

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37 h. ago The Guardian view on RFK Jr’s vaccine cuts: an assault on science from a politician unfit for his office | Editorial

The decision by the US health and human services secretary to remove mRNA research funding is ill-informed and dangerousScience is not black and white. It’s more complicated and more exciting. It’s a constant process of exploration. An adventure into the unknown. Scientists come up with theories about what might be going on, and then test them. They don’t always get it right. Far from it. But inch by inch, testing, failing and trying again, they make progress.Robert F Kennedy Jr, during Senate confirmation hearings for the role of secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seemed to get that. Those who feared what a vaccine sceptic might do in that role breathed again. “I’m going to empower the scientists at HHS to do their job and make sure that we have good science that is evidence based I’m not going to substitute my judgment for science,” he said.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to...

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5 d. ago Even Trump’s former Surgeon General has hit out at RFK Jr’s plans to gut vaccine research: ‘Going to cost lives’

Warning comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced cuts of nearly $500m in funding for mRNA vaccine projects, the technology that powered two major Covid vaccines

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6 d. ago FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

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6 d. ago Doctors decry RFK Jr decision to slash mRNA vaccine grants: ‘Our nation will pay in lives’

‘A tremendous step backward, the politicization of science, and RFK Jr., who has been a lifelong anti-vaccine propagandist and science denialist, is now making policy,’ one doctor said

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6 d. ago Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a 'medical miracle.' Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

President Donald Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a "miracle" for combating COVID-19

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6 d. ago Despite RFK’s funding block, mRNA vaccines are too impressive to ignore

Scientists fear decision may increase vaccine hesitancy, but other countries are still willing to invest in researchIt was a blow many were braced for, yet the block on US funding for mRNA vaccines by Robert F Kennedy Jr’s health department has left scientists reeling, with some stating the move could make the world less safe.On Tuesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines, ending 22 federal contracts – including one with the pharmaceutical company Moderna for its bird flu vaccine for humans. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago What is the mRNA vaccine and why is the US withdrawing funding?

The decision will impact 22 projects speerheaded by major pharmaceutical companies for vaccines against bird flu and other viruses

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7 d. ago RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research

Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemicThe US Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it would terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, questioning the safety of a technology credited with helping end the Covid pandemic and saving millions of lives.The unit, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, helps companies develop medical supplies to address public health threats, and had provided billions of dollars for development of vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago RFK Jr cancels $500M in vaccine development after ‘listening to the experts’

HHS announced Tuesday it would start winding down its vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology

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7 d. ago Ministers urged to tackle surge in Asian hornets after rise in sightings

Experts fear creature will gain foothold in UK after 28 nests found so far in 2025

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8 d. ago ‘You can literally pregame recess with these’: Experts warn of caffeine pouches targeting teens

Caffeine can pose serious health risks for kids, particularly in large amounts, doctors say — and experts fear teens are being targeted by these products, writes Katie Hawkinson

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3 w. ago Startling immune hack that makes tumors disappear could unlock a universal cancer vaccine

Scientists may be on the brink of a groundbreaking medical breakthrough that could transform the way cancer is treated around the world.

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