The mRNA molecule eventually breaks down in the body. The Cleveland Clinic reports that the risks of mRNA vaccines include pain or swelling at the injection site, fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches and allergic reactions.

HHS canceled federal funding for mRNA vaccine development. Experts said this could affect our preparedness for future pandemics and innovations like cancer vaccines.

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.

Trump administration's Health and Human Services Department cancels 22 mRNA vaccine contracts totaling roughly $500 million, with Health Secretary Kennedy announcing a transition to 'safer' alternatives.

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has cut funding for mRNA vaccines, raising concerns among medical experts about the future of this critical technology. Dr. Tim Johnson explains.

The scientific community is criticizing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he announced he's cutting millions from mRNA vaccine research​.

On the evening of Aug. 5, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a 2 1/2-minute video to X announcing that the Department of Health and Human Services was canceling some $500 million in mRNA vaccine research via 22 contracts from the department’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.

RFK Jr. is cutting half a billion dollars in mRNA vaccine research and claiming the shots do not work, cause dangerous mutations, and should be replaced with whole virus vaccines. Jonathan Cohn talks with Dr. Paul Offit to sort fact from fiction and nonsense.