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RFK Jr. is increasing your risk of dying from cancer

It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain’s quip ...

RFK Jr.’s cancellation of mRNA vaccine research is even worse than it first seemed

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used discredited and misrepresented studies to justify canceling research into ...

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions.

RFK Jr.'s mRNA vaccine funding cut: Are NY scientists working on mRNA research affected?

In statements to the USA TODAY Network, both the University of Rochester Medical Center, or URMC, and Regeneron noted they ...

Former Trump surgeon general says "people are going to die" after RFK Jr. halts some mRNA vaccine research

Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of ...

Republican senator claims RFK Jr. mRNA vaccine decision undermines Trump agenda

Sen. Bill Cassidy spoke out against HHS winding down mRNA vaccine development activity, asserting the move undermines the ...

RFK Jr. Shifts $500 Million From mRNA Research to 'Safer' Vaccines. Does the Data Back That Up?

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RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly argued mRNA vaccines are ineffective to justify the Department of ...

Trump previously called mRNA vaccines a 'medical miracle.' Now, RFK Jr. cut $500M in funding

The top public health officials during Trump's first term praised mRNA vaccines. In the second term, officials seem to be retreating from them.