With the US Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) planned withdrawal of funding for mRNA vaccine technology, the BBC recently published an article outlining why this could be a mistake.
The withdrawal of funding follows US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr questioning the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines in protecting against respiratory viruses.
Prof Andrew Pollard, head of the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation(JCVI), reiterates the strong evidence for safety and efficacy of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, balanced against the very rare risks for side effects. He explains that abandoning research into mRNA technology will impact options for future vaccines and treatments for rare diseases and cancers.
BBC: Could RFK Jr’s move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?
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