The US just cancelled US$500 million in mRNA research grants.
In 2025.
For a technology that saved millions of lives.
That’s not caution.
That’s cutting off your nose to spite your face. 🧵👇1/
In 2025.
For a technology that saved millions of lives.
That’s not caution.
That’s cutting off your nose to spite your face. 🧵👇1/
mRNA isn’t just a COVID-19 vaccine trick.
It’s a flexible platform that’s being tested for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inherited conditions like sickle cell.
Shutting down research now? That’s science backwards. 2/
It’s a flexible platform that’s being tested for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inherited conditions like sickle cell.
Shutting down research now? That’s science backwards. 2/
This move wasn’t a surprise.
It comes from a political playbook that’s replacing
science with ideology.
Removing independent experts. Slashing funding.
Undermining public trust.
That’s not governance. That’s sabotage. 3/
It comes from a political playbook that’s replacing
science with ideology.
Removing independent experts. Slashing funding.
Undermining public trust.
That’s not governance. That’s sabotage. 3/
Meanwhile, the rest of the world is not following this dangerous path.
Countries are doubling down on mRNA, not walking away.
Why? Because they see it as key to pandemic readiness - and scalable biotech innovation. 4/
Countries are doubling down on mRNA, not walking away.
Why? Because they see it as key to pandemic readiness - and scalable biotech innovation. 4/
Make no mistake: every new technology has risks.
But mRNA vaccines have decades of safety and real-world outcomes behind them.
The benefits? Overwhelming. The risks? Manageable. 5/
But mRNA vaccines have decades of safety and real-world outcomes behind them.
The benefits? Overwhelming. The risks? Manageable. 5/
And let’s not forget the scientific legacy here:
mRNA was born from US research - from Paul Krieg’s and Douglas Melton’s early synthesis to Karikó and Weissman’s Nobel-winning breakthroughs.
This was US leadership. Now they’re shrinking from it. 6/
mRNA was born from US research - from Paul Krieg’s and Douglas Melton’s early synthesis to Karikó and Weissman’s Nobel-winning breakthroughs.
This was US leadership. Now they’re shrinking from it. 6/
Durable vaccine platforms don’t just sit idle.
They’re repurposed - continuously.
Shutting down mRNA research now means losing the best shot at future therapeutics.
That’s not caution. That’s obstruction. 7/
They’re repurposed - continuously.
Shutting down mRNA research now means losing the best shot at future therapeutics.
That’s not caution. That’s obstruction. 7/
We need innovation ready for new diseases, future cancers, and fresh public-health challenges.
Cancelling mRNA research isn’t protection.
It’s a retreat.
And the world is watching. 8/
Cancelling mRNA research isn’t protection.
It’s a retreat.
And the world is watching. 8/
mRNA didn’t save us by accident.
It’s a product of relentless science, investment, and global collaboration.
Cancelling that fight? That’s a choice to let progress expire.
Let’s not stand for it. 9/
nature.com/articles/d4158…
It’s a product of relentless science, investment, and global collaboration.
Cancelling that fight? That’s a choice to let progress expire.
Let’s not stand for it. 9/
nature.com/articles/d4158…
How RFK Jr. alienated MAGA, MAHA and the White House in a single week.
The botched announcement about mRNA vaccines reveals a health department full of dysfunction and infighting. 10/
msnbc.com/news/news-anal…
The botched announcement about mRNA vaccines reveals a health department full of dysfunction and infighting. 10/
msnbc.com/news/news-anal…
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