Episode 214
The Politics & Business of mRNA Vaccine Investment Cuts
August 22, 202515m 3s
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Show Notes
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to take a look at recent news that HHS terminated 22 mRNA projects. The two explore the agency's reasoning, political and Wall Street reactions, and what it could mean for health care innovation.
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