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How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories of all time. Over the past 50 years, they’ve saved an estimated 154 million lives. But in the US, both access to vaccines and public trust in them are being systematically undermined – not by conspiracy theorists online, but from…

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Former Surgeon General Slams RFK Jr. Over mRNA Cuts, Says US 'Conceding To China,' 2 Million Lives At Risk

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is warning that halting federal funding for mRNA vaccine research will cost lives, derail medical breakthroughs, and hand a critical technological advantage to China.

Benzinga

RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world

The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Republican States Lead The Charge To Ban Soda, Candy From SNAP As Robert Kennedy Jr's 'MAHA' Movement Gains Ground

Republican states are leading the charge to restrict soda and candy purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aligning with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.

Benzinga

CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting

Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says union

The Guardian - US

Atlanta CDC gunman believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, official says

Shooter, a 30-year-old man who died during violence, fired dozens of rounds into buildings and killed police officer

The Guardian - US

How RFK Jr’s vaccine funding cuts fit with Trump’s vision

Latest move to cut funding for vaccines is not down to US health secretary. It is part of Trump’s wider war on science.

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Friday briefing: What will US funding cuts on mRNA vaccines mean for the health of the world?

In today’s newsletter: The global scientific community is reeling after the US announced sweeping cuts to vaccine research, reigniting fears that misinformation is driving critical health policy

The Guardian - UK

CDC reports ultraprocessed foods comprise more than half of the US diet

The findings come as Robert F Kennedy Jr advances plans to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ under President Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera

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

The Health and Human Services secretary once again stands athwart biomedical progress yelling, "Stop!"

Reason

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

The Independent UK

RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement

Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

RFK Jr is wrong about mRNA vaccines – a scientist explains how they make COVID less deadly

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced he is cancelling US$500 million (£374 million) of research into mRNA vaccines, citing unproven concerns about their safety and long-term effects.

The Conversation

Cassidy says canceled vaccine research needed to fight pandemics - Roll Call

The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee denounced a decision by the federal government to phase out mRNA vaccine development, warning that could hurt pandemic preparedness.

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The Independent UK

Americans get more than half their calories from these ultra-processed foods

A new federal report was based on dietary data collected from August 2021 to August 2023

The Independent UK

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

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

Family issues warning as son dies after taking highly addictive over-the-counter supplement: ‘The government doesn’t step in’

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has suggested classifying an addictive kratom offshoot as an illicit substance

The Independent UK

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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The Independent UK

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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Former Trump official calls Kennedy’s latest move a ‘huge strategic misstep’ that ‘deeply compromises national security’

What Kennedy just canceled will terrify you.

The Guardian - UK

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 research

Roll Call

HHS phases out mRNA vaccine trials for COVID-19, bird flu - Roll Call

HHS says the elimination of 22 mRNA vaccine development projects for COVID-19 and bird flu signals a shift in vaccine priorities.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Shares in European drug companies hit four-month low as Trump tariffs loom

President repeats threat to bring in levies ‘within next week or so’ in attempt to get companies to move production to US

Benzinga

RFK Jr. Halts $500 Million In mRNA Vaccine Projects Backed By Pfizer, Moderna: 'We're Prioritizing Safer, Broader Strategies'

The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel 22 vaccine development projects totaling $500 million, marking a major policy shift under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that directly affects pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA).

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