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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 12:40 pm
The quest for a vaccine against HIV has been going on for about 40 years — almost as long as the virus that causes AIDS has been known to scientists and the public. There has been some progress recently with vaccines created with messenger RNA, or mRNA, but last week notorious anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, canceled $500 million in government grants to develop new mRNA vaccines, claiming those already in use aren’t effective. Well, they are, and the cancellation threatens the development of more. Also, the Trump administration had already cut millions for HIV vaccine research in general. Here’s a look at mRNA and its potential to prevent HIV and other diseases.
Source: https://www.advocate.com/health/mrna-hi ... ial-rfk-jr