Trump’s ‘medical miracle’ mRNA vaccines face $500M setback under Kennedy

President Donald Trump previously praised mRNA vaccines as a “medical miracle” during the COVID-19 pandemic, but his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently announced the cancellation of $500 million in mRNA research contracts, halting progress on this technology for future pandemics and treatments. This marks a significant shift from the Trump administration’s initial support for the vaccines that were credited with reducing COVID-19 deaths.

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