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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!"

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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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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

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

The Independent UK

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

What Kennedy just canceled will terrify you.

We Got This Covered

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

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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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Benzinga

Mark Cuban 'Fully' Supports Trump-RFK 'Ultraprocessed' Junk Food Crackdown—SNAP Soda Ban Expands To 12 States

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban endorses the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again policy targeting the junk food market segment

Euronews

RFK Jr announces halt to $500 million in federal vaccine development funding

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr says the administration is focusing on coming up with a universal vaccine, replacing mRNA technologies and overcoming their limitations.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research

Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic

International Business Times

US Axes MRNA Vaccine Contracts, Casting Safety Doubts

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, questioning the safety of a technology credited with helping end the Covid pandemic and saving millions of lives.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr pulls funding for vaccine development

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr cancels $500M in vaccine development after ‘listening to the experts’

HHS announced Tuesday it would start winding down its vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology

The Independent UK

Trump calls RFK Jr ‘three or four times a week’ with the same question

Robert F. Kennedy Jr says President Donald Trump is ‘keeping him under pressure’ with incessant phone calls

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