Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technologyA cutting-edge technology expected to foster new medical breakthroughs in treatments for cancers and infectious disease is being treated “like a four-letter word” inside the Trump administration, causing panic among scientists who fear Trump-appointed health officials, driven by misinformation and conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine, will cut critical research in the field.Scientists and public health experts interviewed by the Guardian are sounding the alarm over a recent move by the National Institutes of Health to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology. Continue reading...
Scientists are alarmed by the Trump administration's perceived "war" on mRNA technology, fearing funding cuts driven by misinformation and vaccine skepticism. The NIH collected data on mRNA research grants, and some scientists report being discouraged from applying for them. Concerns are fueled by a review of a $600 million mRNA vaccine research contract and the appointment of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a key HHS position.
