Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), has also been particularly outspoken against mRNA vaccines. Prasad said it was a “wise decision” to ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed his agency will be cutting funding to mRNA development, calling the vaccine technology "ineffective" and claiming it poses more risks ...

The scientific community is criticizing Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he announced he's cutting millions from research for the technology that created the COVID-19 ...

We asked experts about how the technology works, its safety and its potential in medicine. By Nina Agrawal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA vaccines ...

Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine ...

Dr. Sarah Boyd, an infectious disease specialist with Saint Luke's Health System, told KCUR that federal cuts to mRNA research and development could cause a setback in pandemic preparedness. Last week ...

If you think last week's decision by the federal government to halt $500 million in funding for vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology will only affect COVID vaccines, think again.

However, mRNA vaccines are typically effective against viruses like COVID-19—not against bacteria like the plague. Dr. Elia explains, "Viruses rely on a host cell to survive and replicate. They infect ...

HOUSTON — A prominent Houston vaccine doctor is reacting to an announcement about half a billion dollars being pulled from mRNA vaccine research. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Dr. Elia explains, "Viruses rely on a host cell to survive and replicate. They infect the cell with an RNA molecule (mRNA) that contains instructions for making viral proteins. The virus uses the cell ...