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fromAxios
6 days ago

RFK Jr.'s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs

Divesting from mRNA technology jeopardizes significant advancements in medicine and threatens global competitiveness.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

The Trump administration cancels $500 million in mRNA vaccine development contracts, eliciting both concern and approval from various public health factions.
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

US Health Secretary RFK Jr halts funding for vaccines to fight flu and Covid-19

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the halt of 22 mRNA vaccine projects totaling $500 million.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Gene-Swaps Could Let Influenza Jump Species

Influenza viruses regularly accumulate small genetic changes, necessitating yearly updates to vaccines, and can also make sudden leaps through major genetic changes and reassortment.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Bird Flu Vaccines Are under Development at Biosecure Laboratories like This

The team at Texas Biomedical Research Institute is gearing up in full protective gear before entering a BSL-3 facility to work with H5N1, SARS-CoV-2, and tuberculosis.
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fromMedCity News
2 months ago

In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say - MedCity News

The Trump administration's contract cancellation threatens U.S. pandemic preparedness and national defense, making Americans vulnerable to potential biological threats.
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fromwww.twincities.com
2 months ago

Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million in funding for Moderna's bird flu vaccine development.
Moderna's trials show promising results despite funding cuts.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

The NIH's New Cronyism

Matthew J. Memoli's recent elevation leads to significant funding for his flu research amid cuts to other infectious disease initiatives.
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fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US Elections

Pfizer scientist claimed delay of COVID jab results until after 2020 election 'wasn't a coincidence,' House GOP panel alleges

Allegations suggest Pfizer executives might have intentionally delayed vaccine results to influence the 2020 presidential election.
fromwww.bostonherald.com
3 months ago
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Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

A new combo vaccine shows a stronger immune response but requires more data for efficacy against illness.
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fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Pfizer scientist claimed delay of COVID jab results until after 2020 election 'wasn't a coincidence,' House GOP panel alleges

Allegations suggest Pfizer executives might have intentionally delayed vaccine results to influence the 2020 presidential election.
Coronavirus
fromwww.bostonherald.com
3 months ago

Moderna study shows immune response in older adults for a combo flu and COVID-19 shot

A new combo vaccine shows a stronger immune response but requires more data for efficacy against illness.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Trump administration's universal flu vaccine project puzzles scientists

"Generation Gold Standard is a paradigm shift, extending vaccine protection beyond strain-specific limits and preparing for flu viral threats not just today's, but tomorrow's."
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fromtime.com
4 months ago

Invasive Strep Infections Are Rising in the U.S.

This trend may continue unless there is a reduction in the underlying factors that increase risk for invasive [group A strep] or there is an effective preventive measure such as a vaccine.
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