Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:
Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: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.
Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:No, it's not only the US who will suffer from RFK Jr cancelling vaccine research.
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You can't just instantly teleport research. Cancelling US projects slows global progress.
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Preventing pandemics will always be a group project. The US is letting the team down and putting the world at risk.
Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: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
Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:DO NOT GIVE UP!
Our advocacy is working.
A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF.
Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣
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