Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the vaccine has more risks than benefits and it actually helped spread COVID variants like Omicron during the pandemic.
By Catholics for Catholics
A COVID-19 vaccine with developed contracts totaling about $500 million is being canceled.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the Health and Human Services Secretary announced Tuesday that his department is suspending the 22 mRNA vaccine and other COVID-19 immunizations. After studying them thoroughly, he has deemed they have been proven to be ineffective; instead, the department is focusing on funding “safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
“After reviewing the science, and consulting top experts at [National Institutes of Health] and [Food and Drug Administration], HHS has determined that mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits for these respiratory viruses,” RFK said in a video posted to X, according to The Daily Wire.
Kennedy said the mRNA vaccines used during the COVID pandemic were mostly unsuccessful. He said that vaccines “only code for a small part of the viral protein, usually a single antigen.”
🚨 HHS Chief @SecKennedy cancels $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development.
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"After reviewing the science and consulting top experts at NIH and FDA, HHS has determined that mRNA technology poses more risk than benefits for these respiratory viruses."@delbigtree… pic.twitter.com/EgfnxrCv8B
“One mutation, and the vaccine becomes ineffective,” he said. “This dynamic drives a phenomenon called antigenic shift, meaning that the vaccine paradoxically encourages new mutations and can actually prolong pandemics as the virus constantly mutates to escape the protective effects of the vaccine.”
RFK remarked that as a clear example millions of people got sick with the Omicron variant, despite being vaccinated. He added that this is due to the nature of the mRNA vaccines.
“A single mutation can make mRNA vaccines ineffective,” Kennedy said. However, he added: “let me be absolutely clear: HHS supports safe, effective vaccines for every American who wants them. That’s why we’re moving beyond the limitations of mRNA for respiratory viruses and investing in better solutions.”
The Daily Wire reported that Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an HHS agency, is ending 22 mRNA vaccine development investments “because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu,” a press release from HHS reiterates.
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