Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research and ...

General structure of the mRNA vaccine, 3D rendered. Credit: KwangSoo Kim. The COVID pandemic ramped up research and helped refine the unique technology to bring it into the mainstream, ultimately ...

At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in ...

RFK Jr. recently made major cuts to mRNA vaccine development research, questioning their safety. Should you still get the mRNA COVID vaccine?

More than four years ago, President Donald Trump heralded the arrival of safe and effective messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for COVID-19. He called them “a monumental national achievement” and “one of ...