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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

US experts fear all vaccines at risk as Trump officials target mRNA jabs

close up of a pair of gloved hands holding a syringe
A nurse holds a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine in Miami, Florida, on 29 May 2025. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

As top US health officials turn against some mRNA vaccines, experts fear for the country’s preparedness for the next pandemic and worry that other vaccines will be targeted next.

Donald Trump’s administration recently canceled a $766m award to Moderna on the research and development of H5N1 bird flu vaccines, and officials have announced new restrictions and regulations for Covid mRNA vaccines – actions that signal a move away from the breakthrough technology.

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