The US administration waged a battle against messenger RNA (mRNA), despite promising research being conducted for various diseases. This technology was thrust into the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic, when it enabled the rapid rollout of effective vaccines.

Gone are the days when Donald Trump, in December 2020 – at the end of his first term as US president – praised the effectiveness and swift development of this technology, calling it a "modern-day miracle." On Tuesday, August 5, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a full-scale attack against it.

Known for his vaccine skepticism, he announced the end of funding for projects related to the research and development of messenger RNA vaccines backed by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the US government agency for public health emergency and pandemic preparedness.

"We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted," RFK Jr. said in a statement, asserting that the "data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu." In a video posted on the social network X, he went further, claiming that "mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits for these respiratory viruses."

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