RFK Jr ‘s efforts to remake American healthcare under the so-called ‘Make America Healthy Again’ initiative and related continue. According to reports, it was announced this week that RFK Jr ‘s health department is set to cut $500m from mRNA vaccine research. mRNA technology is credited with helping end what was the devastating COVID-19 pandemic when it struck America.
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Another day another cut by RFK Jr. According to the Guardian, $500m in research funds for mRNA research are headed for the chopping block. The move comes as RFK Jr leads conspiracy-powered questions over the validity and efficiency of mRNA technology. For starters, as the Guardian notes, the technology is credited with helping end the coronavirus pandemic that devastated the country a few years ago. The cuts also extend to at least 22 federal contracts all for mRNA-based vaccines.
These are all the latest moves by RFK Jr to remake American healthcare and access to it. As a known and documented vaccine skeptic, critics have pounced on the moves calling them devastating for healthcare going forward.