- Dept. of Health & Human Services announced a cut of mRNA vaccine contracts
- Local doctors expressed their concerns, citing the use of the vaccines during recent pandemics
- DHHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. highlighted they are developing a universal vaccine to fight all versions of COVID and Flu.
Medical experts worry about the impact of halting development on proven technology while waiting for alternatives.
Doctors are expressing concern over the Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to cut funding for mRNA vaccine research, a move that will impact medical research in Omaha.
“It’s going to slow down the development of certain vaccines for certain infections,” said Dr. Maureen Tierney, an associate dean and Clinical Research and Public Health Professor at Creighton University School of Medicine…