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Could RFK Jr's move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?

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Alice Franklin
Reviewed on 10 Aug 2025
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The article clearly explains how mRNA vaccines work and how this differs to other types of vaccines. They reaffirm the importance of mRNA vaccines and their success during the Covid-19 pandemic, where other vaccine types such as the inactive virus method would not have provided a sufficiently rapid response. The article would be improved with more references to peer-reviewed articles as currently there is only one external link supporting the data. It is easy to miss the link to the "Full story" (another BBC article from the same date) which I believe is important for people to also read; they interview a former US FDA official and a vaccine expert based in the US, and address additional quotes from RFK not included in the current article. Taken together, the article is weighted against RFK's decision - with justifiable reason - but could be further balanced by the inclusion of more varied interviewees such as those in the "Full story" and the addition of more references.

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