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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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Kennedy said in the Tuesday statement that he wants the health department to move away from mRNA vaccines, calling on the department to start “investing in better solutions.” He provided no details on what those technologies might be.
 
milom98 said:

RFK Jr. Says Donald Trump Keeps Hounding Him On The Phone With Same Question​

“Why aren’t people healthier yet?”

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RFK Jr. Says Donald Trump Keeps Hounding Him On The Phone With Same Question

"He calls me three or four times a week," the Health and Human Services secretary said.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Donald Trump is a chronic caller.

At a press conference on Monday, Kennedy revealed Trump calls him “three or four times a week” to check in on his administration’s health agenda.

Kennedy claimed he always asks the same question: “Why aren’t people healthier yet?”

Kennedy, a controversial health figure known for his skepticism on vaccines, was speaking alongside state governors and cabinet officials to promote a new policy aimed at curbing the purchase of soda and candy with food stamps.

The initiative is part of Trump’s so-called “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) campaign, a riff on his original 2016 “Make America Great Again” slogan.

“We have full support from the president,” Kennedy told reporters. “He wants this done. He promised to make America healthy again, and he’s gonna do that.”

“He called me last night,” Kennedy added. “He calls me three or four times a week and says, ‘Where are you? Why aren’t people healthier yet?’ So he’s keeping me under pressure.”

The MAHA campaign has included headline-grabbing efforts, such as a push to get Coca-Cola selling cane sugar–based sodas in the U.S.

Kennedy, however, has also overseen funding cuts and layoffs within federal public health organizations, most recently ousting all 17 experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with fellow skeptics now installed.
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RFK Jr. should tell Trump that he'll have America healthier in two weeks.
 
Zoo_View said:
Soft drinks with cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup will definitely spur increased fitness in the US.
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I was just laughing at Trump's version of "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" And the fact that he thinks everyone is just going to become healthy.
 
altmin said:
apnews.com

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
apnews.com apnews.com


Kennedy said in the Tuesday statement that he wants the health department to move away from mRNA vaccines, calling on the department to start “investing in better solutions.” He provided no details on what those technologies might be.
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That is pretty unfair reporting by the AP. They know full well that there are alternatives to the mRNA vaccines including novavax which is already on the market and is easier to store and distribute than mRNA covid vaccines.

The AP could have framed that more as a discussion on why Kennedy wanted to move away from mRNA vaccines and then had expert opinions on whether that reason was valid. Have a discussion on his competency based on a real issue. Instead they implied he wasn't competent because he wanted to move away from mRNA vaccines even though there was no good alternative.
 
gtyellowjacket said:
That is pretty unfair reporting by the AP. They know full well that there are alternatives to the mRNA vaccines including novavax which is already on the market and is easier to store and distribute than mRNA covid vaccines.

The AP could have framed that more as a discussion on why Kennedy wanted to move away from mRNA vaccines and then had expert opinions on whether that reason was valid. Have a discussion on his competency based on a real issue. Instead they implied he wasn't competent because he wanted to move away from mRNA vaccines even though there was no good alternative.
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Try reading the whole article before impugning the character of the writers.
 
gtyellowjacket said:
That is pretty unfair reporting by the AP. They know full well that there are alternatives to the mRNA vaccines including novavax which is already on the market and is easier to store and distribute than mRNA covid vaccines.

The AP could have framed that more as a discussion on why Kennedy wanted to move away from mRNA vaccines and then had expert opinions on whether that reason was valid. Have a discussion on his competency based on a real issue. Instead they implied he wasn't competent because he wanted to move away from mRNA vaccines even though there was no good alternative.
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OK, I'm not in healthcare, so I know little about the technical aspects of this, but I disagree with you about the way AP framed this. It wasn't a story about mRNA vs alternatives, it was a story about canceling half a billion dollars of mRNA research (because he is a nutjob). It discussed present and possible future applications.

"Future pandemics, they warned, will be harder to stop without the help of mRNA.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations.

He noted mRNA technology offers potential advantages of rapid production, crucial in the event of a new pandemic that requires a new vaccine.

The shelving of the mRNA projects is short-sighted as concerns about a bird flu pandemic continue to loom, said Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia."
 
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BillOfRights said:
OK, I'm not in healthcare, so I know little about the technical aspects of this, but I disagree with you about the way AP framed this. It wasn't a story about mRNA vs alternatives, it was a story about canceling half a billion dollars of mRNA research (because he is a nutjob). It discussion present and possible future applications.

"Future pandemics, they warned, will be harder to stop without the help of mRNA.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations.

He noted mRNA technology offers potential advantages of rapid production, crucial in the event of a new pandemic that requires a new vaccine.

The shelving of the mRNA projects is short-sighted as concerns about a bird flu pandemic continue to loom, said Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia."
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This is correct and mRNA vaccines should be the present and future of vaccine development precisely because of their safety, effectiveness and especially for how rapidly they can be deployed. Shutting them down is the medical equivalent of shutting down solar and wind in favor of coal.
 
BillOfRights said:
OK, I'm not in healthcare, so I know little about the technical aspects of this, but I disagree with you about the way AP framed this. It wasn't a story about mRNA vs alternatives, it was a story about canceling half a billion dollars of mRNA research (because he is a nutjob). It discussed present and possible future applications.

"Future pandemics, they warned, will be harder to stop without the help of mRNA.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations.

He noted mRNA technology offers potential advantages of rapid production, crucial in the event of a new pandemic that requires a new vaccine.

The shelving of the mRNA projects is short-sighted as concerns about a bird flu pandemic continue to loom, said Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia."
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This is the discussion we should be having. mRNA is a fast development option when we have a once in a lifetime (hopefully) pandemic, but is probably not the best option when we have more runway to develop other treatments for diseases. So by moving away from it now when there is no immediate need, and dedicating that $500m somewhere else, are we giving up expertise we may need in the future?
 
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