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Trump Administration Cuts mRNA Research, Sparks Public Health Fears

3/18/2025

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The Trump administration, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is slashing mRNA vaccine research at the NIH, igniting fears among scientists about their funding and careers. Kennedy's anti-vaccine rhetoric has fueled misinformation amid a measles outbreak, casting a shadow over public health and jeopardizing the future of vaccine innovation in the U.S.

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The Trump administration, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is slashing mRNA vaccine research at the NIH, igniting fears among scientists about their funding and careers. Kennedy's anti-vaccine rhetoric has fueled misinformation amid a measles outbreak, casting a shadow over public health and jeopardizing the future of vaccine innovation in the U.S.