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ANCHOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS CUTTING NEARLY HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING… SPECIFICALLY FOR M-R-N-A VACCINE DEVELOPMENT.
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HEALTH SECRETARY ROBERT KENNEDY JUNIOR SAYS THE TECHNOLOGY… CURRENTLY USED IN COVID AND R-S-V VACCINES… IS QUOTE “INEFFECTIVE”… AND THAT FUTURE FUNDING WILL SHIFT TO OTHER VACCINE METHODS.
DOCTOR KAWSAR TALAAT… AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY… SAYS M-R-N-A VACCINES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE… AND STRESSES THAT CUTTING THIS RESEARCH COULD PUT MORE LIVES AT RISK IN FUTURE PANDEMICS.
SOT Duration: 0:43 Super: Dr. Kawsar Talaat – Associate Professor, John Hopkins University
“mRNA is the fastest technology that we have right now to develop vaccines. And so canceling research using mRNA vaccines will prevent us from having vaccines available. When the next pandemic happens. A lot of the studies that were canceled were, for example, mRNA vaccines against avian flu. And we know that avian flu has been spreading in birds, in cows. It’s been infecting people. It could potentially be the next pandemic virus. We don’t know if it will be, but it could potentially be next pandemic virus and so developing a vaccine against it is really critical.”
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DOCTOR TALAAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT VACCINES TO TALK WITH THEIR DOCTOR… OR THEIR CHILD’S PEDIATRICIAN.
Raw, full-length interview covers:
What mRNA vaccines are, why they were developed, and what is known about their safety;
How effective mRNA vaccines are at preventing disease;
How canceling funding for mRNA vaccine research impacts the country’s ability to respond to emerging diseases and future pandemics;
What the vaccine preservative thimerosal is, how often it is used, and why;
Whether thimerosal is safe, and how we know; and
Advice for anyone with concerns or questions about vaccine safety.
