💉RFK Jr terminates 22 mRNA vaccine projects, calls them ineffective against flu
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+1 moreHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced August 5, 2025, that BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments, claiming "the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections." Kennedy shifted the funding toward other treatments, despite mRNA vaccines' proven success against COVID-19. The decision reverses years of pandemic preparedness and hands future health crises to other countries' pharmaceutical industries.
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Why This Matters
America abandons the vaccine technology that saved millions of lives during COVID
The same mRNA platform that ended lockdowns now gets trashed by a conspiracy theorist who thinks vaccines cause autism—leaving us defenseless against the next pandemic.
China and Europe grab the vaccine market while America retreats into medical superstition
When Kennedy kills U.S. vaccine research, Chinese and European companies will develop the next breakthrough treatments—and sell them back to Americans at premium prices.
Future pandemics will kill more Americans because we threw away our medical advantages
The next virus won't wait for Kennedy to change his mind—without mRNA vaccine capability, the U.S. becomes a third-world country when disease outbreaks hit.
Medicare costs explode when prevention becomes impossible
Vaccines cost $20 per dose while treating diseases costs $20,000 per patient—Kennedy's anti-vaccine ideology will bankrupt the healthcare system when preventable illnesses surge.
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How much money did RFK Jr. terminate from mRNA vaccine development projects?
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What is BARDA and why does cutting its mRNA funding matter for pandemic preparedness?
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Why are mRNA vaccines particularly important for pandemic preparedness compared to traditional vaccines?
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Which former BARDA director called RFK Jr.'s decision "self-inflicted vulnerability" that will be "measured in lost lives"?
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What did epidemiologist Michael Osterholm say about RFK Jr.'s mRNA funding cuts?
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What happened to the $766 million Moderna contract for H5N1 bird flu vaccine development?
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mRNA vaccine technology is only useful for respiratory viruses like COVID and flu.
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RFK Jr. previously called COVID vaccines "the deadliest vaccine ever made" despite extensive safety data showing serious side effects are very rare.
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