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RFK Jr. Shifts $500 Million From mRNA Research to 'Safer' Vaccines. Do the Data Back That Up?

The Health and Human Services secretary once again stands athwart biomedical progress yelling, "Stop!"

Reason

Even Trump’s former Surgeon General has hit out at RFK Jr’s plans to gut vaccine research: ‘Going to cost lives’

Warning comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced cuts of nearly $500m in funding for mRNA vaccine projects, the technology that powered two major Covid vaccines

The Independent UK

RFK Jr is wrong about mRNA vaccines – a scientist explains how they make COVID less deadly

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced he is cancelling US$500 million (£374 million) of research into mRNA vaccines, citing unproven concerns about their safety and long-term effects.

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FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

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The Independent UK

Doctors decry RFK Jr decision to slash mRNA vaccine grants: ‘Our nation will pay in lives’

‘A tremendous step backward, the politicization of science, and RFK Jr., who has been a lifelong anti-vaccine propagandist and science denialist, is now making policy,’ one doctor said

The Independent UK

This ‘natural’ milk trend is sending kids to the hospital and Florida officials say it’s getting worse

It all started with a RFK Jr. tweet.

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What is the mRNA vaccine and why is the US withdrawing funding?

The decision will impact 22 projects speerheaded by major pharmaceutical companies for vaccines against bird flu and other viruses

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E. coli outbreak in Florida linked to raw milk

The E. coli outbreak comes as Trump officials face pressure to loosen regulations on raw milk

The Independent UK

RFK Jr.’s ‘information crisis’ has doctors ditching the CDC to save your kids

Real doctors want to help you, unsurprisingly.

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Cassidy, who defied Trump, aims to win with increasingly conservative base - Roll Call

Cassidy, who defied Trump, aims to win with increasingly conservative base - Congress Bill Cassidy's race for Senate is complicated by a checkered history with Trump.

Roll Call

Robert Kennedy Jr Blasts Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: 'Devolved Into A Morass Of Inefficiency, Favoritism, And Outright Corruption'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pledging a major overhaul of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, describing the system as fundamentally broken and failing its intended purpose.

Benzinga

RFK Jr. sets out to ‘discover’ what causes autism by September, and vaccine lawyers could get very rich from the results

Discover by autumn, sue by winter.

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RFK Jr. Ponders Overhaul of Key Preventive Health Advisory Committee

In a move that could significantly impact preventive health services, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly considering the dismissal of all members of a crucial advisory committee.

Benzinga

Vaccine-Skeptic RFK Jr. Finalizes Ban On Mercury-Based Thimerosal In US Flu Vaccines

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approved a major policy change on Tuesday that will remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from all flu vaccines distributed in the U.S.

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OFA Group Pops Nearly 70% After Hours As Bitcoin Strategy Comes In Focus

OFA Group (NASDAQ:OFAL) experienced an increase in its stock value after hours on Tuesday. The company’s stock value surged by 69.94% to $2.94.

The Guardian - US

The Trump administration is making viruses great again

Measles cases are at their highest rate in the US in decades. Robert F Kennedy doesn’t seem too bothered

The Independent UK

Hundreds of doomed ostriches find unlikely ally in RFK Jr

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RFK Jr wants Canada to pardon 400 ostriches

‘We believe significant scientific knowledge may be garnered from following the ostriches in a controlled environment at the Universal Ostrich Farm,’ Kennedy argued in May

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'You'll see. It's just better!': Trump Mocked After Push to Make 'Mexican Coke' American

Trump announced that he has persuaded Coca-Cola to use cane sugar in Coke sold in the US, making the product more like the brand's popular Mexican import.

Benzinga

GSK Seeks FDA Nod To Broaden RSV Vaccine For Younger At-Risk Adults

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to review GSK plc’s (NYSE:GSK) application to extend the indication of Arexvy (Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine, Adjuvanted) to adults aged 18-49 who are at increased risk.

The Independent UK

White House duped by April Fools’ tweet about In-N-Out ingredient changes

A fan of In-N-Out jokingly claimed the company was switching to 100 percent beef tallow on April 1

Benzinga

M&M, Skittles Maker Rejects RFK Jr.'s Call To Drop Synthetic Dyes — 'People Can Buy Alcohol And Cigarettes…But Colored Candy Is An Issue?'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants synthetic food dyes out of the American food supply. But one of the nation's most recognizable candy giants — Mars, the maker of MM's and Skittles — isn't playing along.

Latin Times

Bill Nye Blocked RFK Jr After His 'Relentless' Texting About 'Debunked' Autism Theories: 'Page After Page After Page'

Bill Nye says he was forced to block HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after being bombarded with texts pushing debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.

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Trump reverses 25 years of progress, reinstates the danger that hounded America for decades

A curse America got rid of years ago.

Benzinga

RFK Jr.'s Battle Against Synthetic Food Dye: Will M&M's, Skittles Keep Their Colors?

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is making strides in his war against synthetic food dyes, is now targeting colorful favorites such as Jell-O snacks, Kool-Aid and Lucky Charms cereals.

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