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HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA

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<span>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that BARDA is terminating the investments because data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.</span

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that BARDA is terminating the investments because data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.

<span>The cancellations affect contracts with major pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Moderna, Sanofi Pasteur, CSL Seqirus, and Gritstone, as well as academic institutions like Emory University and Tiba Biotech.</span

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The cancellations affect contracts with major pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Moderna, Sanofi Pasteur, CSL Seqirus, and Gritstone, as well as academic institutions like Emory University and Tiba Biotech.

<span>Some final-stage contracts with companies like Arcturus and Amplitude will be allowed to run their course to preserve prior taxpayer investment, while no new mRNA-based projects will be initiated.</span

Some final-stage contracts with companies like Arcturus and Amplitude will be allowed to run their course to preserve prior taxpayer investment, while no new mRNA-based projects will be initiated.

<span>HHS stated it will shift funding toward what it calls safer, broader vaccine platforms like whole-virus vaccines and novel platforms that remain effective as viruses mutate.</span

HHS stated it will shift funding toward what it calls safer, broader vaccine platforms like whole-virus vaccines and novel platforms that remain effective as viruses mutate.

<span>The department clarified that other uses of mRNA technology within HHS are not impacted by this announcement, and existing approved mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 and RSV remain unaffected.</span

The department clarified that other uses of mRNA technology within HHS are not impacted by this announcement, and existing approved mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 and RSV remain unaffected.

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Canceling these contracts undermines pandemic preparedness and abandons one of our most promising medical tools. mRNA technology saved millions of lives during COVID-19 and offers rapid vaccine development crucial for future pandemics. This move weakens our defense against biological threats.

<span>Canceling these contracts undermines pandemic preparedness and abandons one of our most promising medical tools. mRNA technology saved millions of lives during COVID-19 and offers rapid vaccine development crucial for future pandemics. This move weakens our defense against biological threats.</span>

HHS Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Development Contracts

HHS Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Development Contracts

HHS WindsCancels Down$500M in mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDAContracts

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