RFK Jr. Slashes Vaccine Cash, Pandemics Say ā€˜Thanks!’

Oh, I'm sorry, did I miss the part where cutting $500 million from mRNA vaccine projects helps pandemic prep? Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., no stranger to calling Covid vaccines 'the deadliest vaccine ever made,' just pulled the plug on 22 projects aimed at fighting respiratory viruses, including bird flu. So let me get this straight: the same tech that saved an estimated 2.5 million lives now faces budget slashes because 'mRNA vaccines don’t perform well'—a claim experts debunk? Prep for the inevitable next pandemic? Apparently, not on his watch.

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Source: Vox | Published: 8/6/2025 | Author: Cameron Peters