Posted on 08/06/2025 1:41:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has scrapped over $500 million (€432 million) in federal vaccine funding, announcing a pivot towards developing a so-called “universal vaccine” designed to mimic natural immunity.
In a statement on August 6, 2025, Kennedy confirmed that the US Department of Health and Human Services will cancel 22 vaccine development projects (all using mRNA technology) in favour of “safer, broader vaccine strategies.” The move, affecting major players like Pfizer and Moderna, has sparked fierce backlash from public health experts across the US.
Kennedy claimed the goal is a new, all-in-one jab that could offer protection not just against COVID-19 but also influenza and future pandemics.
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Speaking from Anchorage, Alaska, hours after the announcement, Kennedy declared, “It could be effective – we believe it’s going to be effective – against not only coronaviruses, but also flu.”
The health department described the cancelled mRNA contracts as part of a “shift in vaccine development priorities.” Kennedy, a long-time vaccine critic, said mRNA platforms are flawed and unstable when viruses mutate.
“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted. BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate,” he said in a video posted on X.
Reactions from the medical community were swift and damning.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said infectious disease expert Mike Osterholm of the University of Minnesota, cited by Sky News.
Dr Paul Offit of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also slammed the decision, “It’s certainly saved millions of lives,” he said, referring to mRNA vaccines used during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is mRNA?
mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines do not use the actual virus to trigger immunity. Instead, they deliver a genetic blueprint that instructs the body to create a harmless viral protein, prompting an immune response.
This approach allows for quicker production of vaccines, according to the UK Health Security Agency. Moderna previously claimed mRNA could accelerate flu vaccine development.
Despite Kennedy’s criticism, the Department of Health clarified that “other uses of mRNA technology within the department are not impacted by this announcement,” including research into cancer therapies and other diseases.
This is the latest in a series of controversial decisions by Kennedy since taking office:
He has fired the advisory panel that recommends vaccines
Scaled back COVID-19 vaccine guidance
Refused to endorse any jab, despite a worsening US measles outbreak
As experts warn of rising vaccine hesitancy and reduced pandemic preparedness, the bigger question looms: will a universal jab really deliver?
I hope they start working on a vaccine to end all human suffering and usher in world peace.
That will be great.
That could be worth exploring, as long as it isn’t mandated.
Last I heard, the mrna covid vaccines didn’t stop a single case of covid and it didn’t stop it from spreading, either.
“ Dr Paul Offit of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also slammed the decision, “It’s certainly saved millions of lives,” he said, referring to mRNA vaccines used during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Bull crap.
Well, close. It saved their executives form having to sell their boats and vacation homes.
HOORAY RFK Jr.! This one is very interesting. Thanks for posting.
My understanding is that mRNA is simply a delivery vehicle/chassis that holds the “vaccine” material. I’m not sure if the dispute is with mRNA or the stuff they are using to attack whatever it is they are targeting.
Mucho Bull Crap.
Bill Gates loves him those mRNA vaccine programs.
So I guess RFK Jr. is off the Microsoft Christmas party list.
“ Last I heard, the mrna covid vaccines didn’t stop a single case of covid and it didn’t stop it from spreading, either.”
Last you heard? From whom? The government? mD? Nosy family? Rachel Maddow?
What was your experience among people you knew?
Fear, Fear, Fear was used to drive the speedy premature approval of the mRNA vaccines.
My friend got covid four times after taking every shot and booster.
I had to buy groceries for her at take the bags to her door.
I didn’t get a jab.
Sounds like the good doctor’s portfolio will be impacted.
Ok, NO! NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS ONE AT ALL.
Kids that get their shots too close together have very serious health issues. Some have died. Putting too many together is a recipe for DISASTER!
Local commie media went on and on last night about how this vaccine “Saved millions of lives from covid” LOL please..I think they meant to say it COST thousands of lives because the vaccine was a killer
Like what kind of projects, you ask? Haha, never mind, silly, because BARDA awards are often classified or redacted. Don’t get mad. It’s for your own good. (All of it is ironically hilarious, because the only people who don’t know what’s going on are the people who paying the tab. Everyone else —scientists, military, congresspeople, and every spook in the world— know exactly what’s happening. You can’t hide a large-scale science operation from them. Please.)
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/gasbags-wednesday-august-6-2025-c
Consider. The. Source.
Since 2006, BARDA’s tangible accomplishments can only be measured by billions spent. Its only visible achievement is a “national stockpile” of slowly expiring vaccines for pandemics that never happened and untested miracle drugs nobody is taking.
If it sounds like a black-site, off-books funding operation for big pharma, well, you can decide for yourself.
BARDA was the USAID for Pharmaceutical Companies.
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