President Donald Trump’s vaccine-bashing secretary of health and human services is canceling $500 million worth of vaccine projects that doctors say could be vital during the next pandemic.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because “the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu,” Kennedy said in a statement.
“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said Kennedy, who recently replaced the independent experts on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel with a motley crew of anti-vaccine allies and activists.
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