Over the last several days, the safety and efficacy of messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines have come under intense scrutiny. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to limit ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety of mRNA technology, despite an extensive history of testing. “After a ...

In recent years, mRNA technology enabled the rapid development of vaccines to fight COVID-19, saving millions of lives. That same mRNA-powered approach to medicine—in which synthetic mRNA is ...

When U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Aug. 5 that nearly $500 million to research mRNA vaccines would be canceled, it was one in a continuing line of moves that have put his ...

RFK Jr. canceled $500 million of funding for research on mRNA vaccine technology. Anadolu/Getty Images At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has halted funding for mRNA shots. We explore why. By Adam B. Kushner I’m the editor of this newsletter. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, isn’t just a vaccine skeptic ...

SAN ANTONIO – The federal government’s decision to slash $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research has sparked concern among health experts. “The news that we’re going to block a Nobel ...

mRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

On first glance, the data that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited to justify canceling some $500 million in federal grants for mRNA vaccine research looked impressive. The ...

On Sept. 4, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee, where he is expected to face questions about his vaccine ...