Recommendations of the Editorial team
The US Ministry of Health (HHS), under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy, known as an opponent for a long time, said in a video address, explained, that the HHS is terminating 22 mRNA vaccination projects worth $ 500 million through its Barda authority.
Trump’s ex-general surgeon Jerome Adams criticizes the decision sharply
Kennedy claimed that mRNA vaccines were not effective in viruses of the upper respiratory tract such as Covid-13 and could even extend pandemics because the virus mutates to escape vaccination protection. Instead, one wants to rely on all -virus vaccines and new platforms that “do not collapse when viruses mutate”.
Jerome Adams, General surgeon under President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021, warned of X: “I tried to stay factual, but this decision will cost life.” MRNA technology has far-reaching applications and saved millions of lives.
Science contradicts Kennedy’s presentation
Kennedy’s statements contradict the current research. A NIH study from 2023 came to the conclusion that mRNA vaccines were “highly effective and safe” despite possible side effects.
Reduction of the vaccination infrastructure under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Since taking office as HHS minister, Kennedy has massively opposed the US vaccination structure. He relativized a dangerous measles epidemic in Texas, released an entire body of vaccination experts in June and replaced it with ideologically oriented loyalists.
In a hearing in May, Kennedy said that people should “not listen to his medical advice”. But his decisions have a massive influence on public health – with potentially catastrophic consequences.