Federal funding for mRNA vaccine research in jeopardy under RFK Jr.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has become a leading anti-vaccine advocate, spreading misinformation about vaccines and facing bans from social media platforms for it.
- There are concerns regarding federal support for mRNA vaccine research, with potential cancellations of significant funding announced.
- Due to Kennedy's skepticism and the cancellation of advisory meetings, there are fears regarding vaccine safety, especially amid a measles outbreak in Texas.
- A study reported that vaccines have saved over 3 million lives, countering claims made about vaccine harms.
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Former US surgeon general: America is getting a crash course in herd immunity
The former US surgeon general says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure will not be defined by his work on nutrition or chronic disease but by how he responds to an inexorably increasing number of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
The Autism Mystery That Isn’t
President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have vowed to tackle what they describe as a scourge threatening American children. The rise in autism has been precipitous: One in 36 children is affected today, up from four in 10,000 in the 1980s, the president warned in a recent executive order. Under Mr. Kennedy’s direction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to investigate whether vaccines are the cause — despite overwhelming evid…


Letter: Mainers must have access to effective vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. needs to be pressed on this issue.
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