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RFK Halts Vaccine Funding, Revives Controversial Task Force

8/20/2025

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HHS Secretary RFK canceled $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding, raising concerns about future vaccine development.
He reinstated the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, inactive since 1998, amid ongoing vaccine safety skepticism.
Critics claim these actions may foster vaccine fear and limit availability, contradicting previous successes like Operation Warp Speed.
The task force's revival followed a lawsuit settlement, despite Kennedy's earlier commitments against such measures.

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HHS Secretary RFK canceled $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding, raising concerns about future vaccine development.
He reinstated the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, inactive since 1998, amid ongoing vaccine safety skepticism.
Critics claim these actions may foster vaccine fear and limit availability, contradicting previous successes like Operation Warp Speed.
The task force's revival followed a lawsuit settlement, despite Kennedy's earlier commitments against such measures.