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RFK Jr. Ally Claims Trump Administration May Pull COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Within Months

The unverified assertion follows HHS cancellations of $500 million in mRNA projects, drawing a sharp White House denial.

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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks before the signing an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025.
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Overview

  • Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a close outside associate of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told The Daily Beast he expects the administration to move to remove COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from the U.S. market within months and cited ACIP discussions on alleged vaccine injuries.
  • The White House called the talk baseless speculation and said decisions will rely on “Gold Standard Science,” with no announced policy to withdraw the vaccines.
  • Earlier this month, HHS under Kennedy terminated 22 BARDA mRNA vaccine investments totaling roughly $500 million, signaling a shift away from the platform.
  • More than 750 current and former employees of HHS, CDC, and NIH have publicly accused Kennedy of spreading misinformation and weakening public-health institutions in a letter to Congress.
  • Malhotra and Kennedy allies cite a disputed 2022 Vaccine journal analysis of serious adverse events, which many experts have criticized as methodologically flawed and as overlooking population-level benefits.