U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a news conference, Aug. 5, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a news conference, Aug. 5, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., cancelled $500 million in mRNA vaccine development contracts this week. We discuss how the move follows a trend of actions by the Trump administration that ignore the advice of subject-matter experts.
This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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