Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs | Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/health/rfk-vaccine-manufacturers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.pFXn.eysFIqk_mClL

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This means that people will suffer through or die of diseases which would have become preventable.

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reddig33@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 187d (2 replies)

As I posted in a similar thread…

The USA isn’t the vaccine industry’s only market. I don’t get why our (hopefully temporary) insanity would cause companies to act like they have to cancel vaccine development.

silence7@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 187d

The US pays a lot more for drugs than other first-word countries and requires quite conclusive evidence that they work. So theyre basically saying that new vaccines won't be available in the US

somethingsnappy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 187d

My entire career is in non-profit vaccine development, primarily focused on neglected diseases. It is.... not easy to get a job.