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What to know about mRNA vaccines
WASHINGTON -- So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using ...
Are mRNA Vaccines Safe — and Should You Still Get a COVID Shot? Doctors on the Pros and Cons
RFK Jr. recently made major cuts to mRNA vaccine development research, questioning their safety. Should you still get the ...
RFK Jr. announces end to some mRNA contracts, including for flu, covid
The targeting of the vaccine technology once considered revolutionary follows intense criticism by conservatives and ...
What is an mRNA vaccine, and why is it controversial?
Messenger RNA vaccines, or mRNA, differ from traditional ones. Instead of growing a virus and weakening it to allow the body to engage its natural defenses, mRNA vaccines use pieces of genetic code to ...
Future of cancer treatment uncertain with mRNA vaccine cuts
The future of mRNA cancer immunotherapies is uncertain after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defunded 22 mRNA vaccine projects for flu and COVID-19.
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HHS cites list of studies as scientific justification for cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts
HHS officials are citing an extensive list of studies purported to document harms caused by mRNA vaccines as scientific ...
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Did FDA Pick the Wrong COVID Vaccine Strain Last Season? | MedPage Today
In Danes over age 65, the vaccine effectiveness of the JN.1-based mRNA boosters reached 70-85% against COVID-related hospitalization and 76-96% against COVID-associated death. Despite the shift away ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene praises move to pull $500 million from mRNA vaccine development
Infectious disease experts say the mRNA technology used in vaccines is safe, and they credit its development during the first ...