Health Oct 22 mRNA COVID vaccines may be helping some cancer patients fight tumors, researchers say By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Aug 06 Watch 7:51 Federal mRNA funding cut is ‘most dangerous public health decision’ ever, expert says Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development. MRNA technology was central in the battle against… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Health Aug 06 A look at how mRNA vaccines work as RFK Jr. cancels government-funded research U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, canceled $500 million in government-funded research projects to create new mRNA vaccines against respiratory illnesses. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Aug 05 RFK Jr. pulls funding for vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections. By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Health Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work on mRNA led to COVID vaccine Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development during what the panel that awarded the prize called “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.”… By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press
May 28 After battling COVID, can mRNA vaccines fight cancer? By Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine The pandemic put the technology, long in development, to the test. Here’s a look at the status of its application to cancer and when it might reach patients. Continue reading
Apr 18 Analysis: Boosters are crucial, but revamped COVID vaccines will be key to ending the pandemic By Prakash Nagarkatti, Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation Research suggests that too-frequent immunizations may lead to a phenomenon called “immune exhaustion.”… Continue reading
Mar 07 Moderna greenlights new vaccine facility in Kenya, its first in Africa By Associated Press Moderna says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s government for the drugmaker's first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa. Continue reading
Jan 27 How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat diseases like cancer, HIV, autoimmune disorders By Deborah Fuller, The Conversation DNA and mRNA vaccines produce a different kind of immune response than traditional vaccines, allowing researchers to tackle some previously unsolvable problems in medicine. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:52 COVID-19 vaccines and children: What you need to know By PBS NewsHour Millions of children over five across America have been vaccinated against the coronavirus – advancing the fight against the pandemic. Still, parents have concerns about potential side effects and possible booster shots. Dr. Sallie Permar, pediatrician-in-chief at New York Presbyterian… Continue watching