At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in ...

After Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut off funding for mRNA vaccine research, lawmakers advanced a spending plan ...

They’re turning their backs on a technology thought to have saved millions of lives—with the potential to save many more.

Lawmakers have snubbed health secretary RFK Jr. by including an amendment in a spending bill mandating that an agency under ...

The move drew sharp criticism from medical and health experts. “Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of vaccinology,” wrote Jake Scott, an ...

RFK Jr. has pulled funding from mRNA research. To not have the best technology available when next pandemic arrives will be ...

Researchers warn that halting federal contracts for mRNA vaccine research could weaken pandemic preparedness and slow medical advances.

RFK Jr. recently made major cuts to mRNA vaccine development research, questioning their safety. Should you still get the mRNA COVID vaccine?

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.

Live Science spoke with leading epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about his new book, "The Big One," which discusses the next ...