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Potential impact of RFK Jr. halting $500 million worth of vaccine development projects

Name: Potential impact of RFK Jr. halting $500 million worth of vaccine development projects
Uploaded: 2025-08-06T07:13:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the federal government is halting $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology. Most of the projects canceled were for vaccines that fight COVID-19 or the flu. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains what to know.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the federal government is halting $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology. Most of the projects canceled were for vaccines that fight COVID-19 or the flu. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains what to know.