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Moderna CEO Responds to RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against the Covid-19 Vaccine

wired.com Emily Mullin 2025-09-30 17:53:01

At the WIRED Health summit on Tuesday, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the recent changes to Covid-19 vaccine policy made by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are a “step backward.” Moderna is one of the manufacturers of mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines, and last month the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for an updated version of the shot. But as part of that approval, the FDA imposed new restrictions on who can receive the vaccine. Previous

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Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-02 19:08:41

Pfizer and BioNTech report that their updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025–2026 season produced strong immune responses, boosting neutralizing antibody levels by at least fourfold in older people and those with underlying medical conditions. The positive results come as Americans face a confusing, state-by-state patchwork of access to the shots under the health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an ardent anti-vaccine activist who has unilaterally restricted access. Prior to the second Trum

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Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-06 23:20:39

As fall approaches and COVID cases tick up, you might be thinking about getting this season's COVID-19 vaccine. The annually updated shots have previously been easily accessible to anyone over 6 months of age. Most people could get them at no cost by simply walking into their neighborhood pharmacy—and that's what most people did. However, the situation is much different this year with an ardent anti-vaccine activist, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the country's top health official. Since taking the

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COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-09 14:47:08

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic is now five years in the rearview mirror, but its effects continue to reverberate. While those leading the US healthcare system have embraced conspiracy theories and junk science to justify a reduced focus on vaccines (particularly the COVID jab) many people are still seeking out immunization. Google Maps isn't a good way to find it, though. In recent days, almost all search results for COVID vaccines have vanished from Google Maps. In both the mobile app and

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COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to alleged “technical issue”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-09 19:47:08

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic is now five years in the rearview mirror, but its effects continue to reverberate. While those leading the US healthcare system have embraced conspiracy theories and junk science to justify a reduced focus on vaccines (particularly the COVID jab) many people are still seeking out immunization. Google Maps isn't a good way to find it, though. In recent days, almost all search results for COVID vaccines have vanished from Google Maps. In both the mobile app and

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RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Americans Died From Covid During Heated Senate Hearing

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-10-10 03:05:08

Fresh off the internal collapse of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s senior leadership, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. There, Kennedy deflected and denied any harmful impacts from the CDC’s implosion, while repeatedly spouting misinformation about vaccines and other health issues. The hearing comes after much of the CDC’s leadership resigned or were fired in last week. Former CDC director Susan Monarez was f

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OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-13 23:36:26

Daily squirts of a safe, over-the-counter allergy nasal spray may prevent COVID-19 infections from taking hold, according to results published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine. In a mid-staged trial, the spray appeared to reduce infections by promising 67 percent, though a larger trial will need to confirm that robust efficacy. The trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial conducted by researchers at Germany's Saarland University between March 2023 and July 2024. T

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FDA approves updated covid vaccines, but with severe new limits

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-22 15:10:15

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On Wednesday, the FDA approved the new round of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax for use by seniors over the age of 65. But for anyone younger than that, the FDA approval only mentions people who have “at least one underlying condition that pu

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Scientists Uncover Unexpected Connection Between Covid and the Common Cold

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-10-26 06:25:00

As annoying as catching a cold may be, there could be a silver lining. New research suggests that it may temporarily protect you from getting covid-19. Researchers revealed that individuals, especially children, who had recently been infected by a rhinovirus—the most frequent culprit behind the common cold—were remarkably less likely to get a SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes covid-19, in the following weeks. These results might shed light onto why children have lower chances of devel

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Report: RFK Jr. and Trump to Pull Covid-19 Vaccines ‘Within Months’

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-10-28 14:40:45

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaxxer allies are pulling for him to destroy the covid-19 shots once and for all. A purported close ally of the health secretary has claimed that Kennedy and President Donald Trump are preparing to imminently shelve the mRNA covid-19 vaccines. British cardiologist and RFK Jr. advisor Aseem Malhotra was interviewed by the Daily Beast for an article published Monday morning. In it, Malhotra states that the Trump administration will attempt to pull the mRNA-based vacci

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RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

wired.com Emily Mullin 2025-11-17 10:07:53

This month, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was canceling 22 contracts and investments worth nearly $500 million as a part of a “coordinated wind-down” of mRNA vaccine research. Yet some projects that do not involve mRNA or vaccines have been caught up in the purge. At the same time, the administration has quietly endorsed research into mRNA treatments for cancer and genetic disorders. HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been suspicious of mRNA vaccines

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RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-21 23:06:56

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta are reeling from a deadly shooting that unfolded Friday evening. The shooting left one local police officer dead, at least four agency buildings riddled with bullet holes, and terrified staffers feeling like "sitting ducks." Fortunately, no CDC staff or civilians were injured. But, it quickly drew a spotlight to US health secretary and zealous anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who critics accused of fueli

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RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-29 21:15:38

If anyone needed a reminder that US health secretary and fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has no background in science or medicine, look no further than the video he posted on social media Tuesday evening. In the two-and-a-half-minute clip, Kennedy announced that he is canceling nearly $500 million in funding for the development of mRNA-based vaccines against diseases that pose pandemic threats. The funding will be clawed back from 22 now-defunct contracts awarded through the

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RFK Jr. Yanks $500 Million From Critical mRNA Vaccine Research

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-12-01 15:30:19

Robert F. Kennedy’s ongoing war against vaccines is escalating. Under his authority, the government has just stripped away its funding toward developing several next-generation vaccines reliant on messenger RNA technology. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it is ending its development of mRNA vaccines organized through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The revoked funding will affect nearly two dozen projects worth almost $5

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Latest Covid Variant Now Driving Over a Third of U.S. Cases

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-03-08 18:46:23

The newest concerning variant of covid-19 is rapidly advancing across the U.S. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that NB.1.8.1 has started to supplant other circulating strains of the coronavirus. According to the CDC’s latest Nowcast, covering the last two weeks through June 7, NB.1.8.1 is likely causing 37% of all covid-19 cases in the U.S., just barely behind the current dominant variant, LP.8.1 (38%). It’s an estimate, but the CDC’s numbers indicate a large surg

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Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2026-03-13 06:00:00

First, a bit of background. Makary, the current FDA commissioner, is a surgeon and was a professor of health policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He initially voiced support for stay-at-home orders during the pandemic but later changed his mind. In February 2021, he incorrectly predicted that the US would “have herd immunity by April.” He has also been very critical of the FDA, writing in 2021 that its then leadership acted like “a crusty librarian” and that drug approvals were “

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WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe

wired.com Fernanda González 2026-03-15 11:00:00

A new Covid variant is being kept under surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO) as its emergence has led to an increase in infections in several regions of the world. First identified at the end of January, the variant—called NB.1.8.1 but known informally as “Nimbus”—is a descendant of the Omicron family of Covid sublineages, and has become increasingly prevalent throughout the spring in Europe, the Americas, and the Western Pacific. The virus has mutations that may increase its inf

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Latest Tech News

Moderna CEO Responds to RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against the Covid-19 Vaccine

Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold

Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to alleged “technical issue”

RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Americans Died From Covid During Heated Senate Hearing

OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial

FDA approves updated covid vaccines, but with severe new limits

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Connection Between Covid and the Common Cold

Report: RFK Jr. and Trump to Pull Covid-19 Vaccines ‘Within Months’

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo

RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook

RFK Jr. Yanks $500 Million From Critical mRNA Vaccine Research

Latest Covid Variant Now Driving Over a Third of U.S. Cases

Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration

WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe

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