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What are mRNA vaccines, and what is the impact of RFK Jr. slashing $500M to research them?

When U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Aug. 5 that nearly $500 million to research mRNA vaccines would be canceled, it was one in a continuing line of moves that have put his ...
The Hill

What to know about mRNA vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and ...
The New York Times

5 Questions About mRNA Vaccines, Answered

We asked experts about how the technology works, its safety and its potential in medicine. By Nina Agrawal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA vaccines ...
The BMJ

mRNA covid vaccines may “turbo charge” cancer immunotherapy, research suggests

Patients with cancer who received a covid mRNA vaccine within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy treatment gained ...
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research

The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to ...
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What are mRNA vaccines, and how do they work?

Many people first learned about mRNA vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic, when the companies Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna released their COVID-19 vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech shot was the first ...