One of the most promising areas of cancer research is CAR T therapy, in which a "living drug" is made by modifying a patient's T-cells. Research suggests that mRNA can improve the safety of CAR-T therapy because it prevents genome integration. Don't listen to RFK's lies about mRNA being unsafe.
Dr. Katalin Karikó who won a Nobel Prize for developing mRNA vaccines responds to RFK Jr: "When you are sick, you wouldn't ask for advice from a lawyer like Kennedy. You ask experts, your physician, for advice."
Vaccines made using whole viruses require growing large amounts of virus in eggs or cell culture. This means they take months longer to produce than mRNA vaccines. RFK Jr acknowledges that rapid viral evolution is a problem, but is killing our speediest, most effective platform for dealing with it.
No, it's not only the US who will suffer from RFK Jr cancelling vaccine research. 1️⃣ You can't just instantly teleport research. Cancelling US projects slows global progress. 2️⃣ Preventing pandemics will always be a group project. The US is letting the team down and putting the world at risk.
At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has: Removed COVID vaccine recommendations Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee Replaced scientists with antivaxxers Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
mRNA vaccines are one of the most important tools we have for preventing future catastrophic pandemics because we can update them more quickly than any other vaccine technology in response to new emerging viruses and variants. RFK Jr cancelling millions in mRNA research makes the world far less safe.
This is so harmful. Scientists are developing mRNA-based cancer vaccines that could save so many lives. image