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The Future Of Vaccines, After RFK Jr. Slashes Research Funding
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The Future Of Vaccines, After RFK Jr. Slashes Research Funding

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has canceled nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

August 12, 202519m 35s

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Show Notes

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has canceled nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development.

On Today's Show:
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), member of the Vaccine Integrity Project, and the author, with Mark Olshaker, of the forthcoming book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics (Little, Brown Spark, 2025), talks about RFK, Jr.'s cuts to mRNA vaccine development and what it means for public health and science, plus other vaccine-related news.

Topics

researchhealthhhsnational_newscdclifetrumpcongresspoliticstechnologyrfk_jrmrnasciencevaxvaccinesfunding