RFK Jr. Drops Bombshell: mRNA Vaccines Pose More Risks Than Benefits for Respiratory Viruses

In a move that’s being praised by critics of Big Pharma and blasted by establishment health officials, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just dropped a political and medical bombshell: he’s shutting down 22 taxpayer-funded mRNA vaccine development programs, totaling more than $500 million in federal grants.

RFK Jr., known for his outspoken skepticism toward the pharmaceutical-industrial complex, made the announcement during a public health summit earlier this week. The programs in question were primarily focused on expanding mRNA vaccine platforms beyond COVID-19 — including RSV, influenza, and even cancer-related applications.

But Kennedy didn’t mince words.

“We are no longer going to fund products that have no safety testing, no placebo trials, no long-term surveillance,” he declared. “The American people were experimented on without informed consent, and that ends now.”

The cancellation halts all future development grants related to mRNA technology under HHS jurisdiction. That includes contracts with biotech giants like Moderna and Pfizer, as well as academic partnerships tied to NIH-backed labs.

A Reckoning Over Pandemic Accountability

RFK Jr. emphasized that this decision is part of a broader effort to restore transparency and medical freedom after what he called “a dark period of captured agencies and coercive mandates.” He cited the documented rise in vaccine injuries and the FDA’s quiet admission that long-term studies were bypassed under Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs).

“We gave these corporations legal immunity while forcing their products on millions,” Kennedy said. “That is not science. That is cartel behavior.”

His comments immediately drew fire from legacy media outlets and former government officials, with critics warning this could “cripple pandemic preparedness.” But others see it as a long-overdue course correction.

Dr. Martin Kuldorff, former Harvard epidemiologist and signatory of the Great Barrington Declaration, praised the move on social media, writing:

“This is the first real sign of accountability since 2020. Science is about questioning — not silencing — dissent.”

The mRNA Paradox: What Doesn’t Add Up

RFK Jr.’s announcement also brings renewed attention to a glaring — and largely unaddressed — contradiction in the mRNA narrative.

If COVID variants became significantly less deadly after 2020, why did deaths continue to rise in 2021 and 2022 — after the vaccines rolled out?

Official data confirms that more Americans died with COVID after the introduction of the mRNA shots than before — despite widespread vaccination and milder variants like Omicron. Meanwhile, highly vaccinated nations have experienced abnormal spikes in excess mortality, including cardiac events, strokes, and sudden deaths among young people.

Yet asking these questions remains taboo.

“You can’t credit the vaccine and blame the virus in the same breath,” one critic posted. “If the variants got weaker and deaths went up, maybe we should be looking at the one new variable we introduced — not silencing the people who dare question it.”

Reactions Split Along Predictable Lines

While progressives and public health officials warned of “dangerous anti-vaccine rhetoric,” many conservatives, independent doctors, and parents of vaccine-injured children called the announcement a victory.

Kennedy doubled down, saying he’s not “anti-vaccine,” but “anti-corruption.” He pledged that HHS would redirect funding toward traditional vaccine platforms with proven safety records and increase investment in early treatment protocols and natural immunity research.

“This is not about going backward. It’s about reclaiming medical ethics and putting people over profit,” he said.

The Bottom Line

RFK Jr. has lit a political fuse with this decision — and depending on where you stand, it’s either long-overdue justice or reckless disruption.

But love him or hate him, Kennedy is forcing a national conversation that many in power have worked hard to suppress.

And that, in itself, may be the most important outcome of all.

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