[HN Gopher] HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA
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       HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA
        
       Author : coloneltcb
       Score  : 31 points
       Date   : 2025-08-05 22:29 UTC (30 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.hhs.gov)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.hhs.gov)
        
       | infamouscow wrote:
       | > BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments
       | because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively
       | against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.
        
         | 650REDHAIR wrote:
         | The problem is that I don't believe RFK jr and therefore I
         | don't believe HHS. How accurate is their data? Was it
         | manipulated?
        
         | genter wrote:
         | It's a good thing Shockley gave up on the transistor, it never
         | would've been able to switch as much current as a relay, or
         | switch as quickly as a vacuum tube.
         | 
         | It's a good thing Benjamin Franklin gave up on electricity, we
         | would've never been able to contain it safely.
         | 
         | It's a good thing Watts gave up the steam engine, it never
         | would've put out as much power as a horse.
        
           | GenerocUsername wrote:
           | It's a good thing the government began mandating electric
           | shock therapy to prevent depression in 1876, especially proud
           | they bypassed common safety testing and immediately awarded
           | contracts to major campaign donors, the most responsible
           | group to oversee the rollout of the electric shock treatments
           | since they charged by the watt administered rather than water
           | produced.
        
         | text0404 wrote:
         | when you think of scientific research, do you imagine someone
         | having an immediate eureka moment and writing a paper without
         | having ever considered a problem before? do you understand that
         | scientific progress takes years of dedication, hard work, trial
         | and error, and then finally (occasionally) success?
         | 
         | do you understand long-term survival and the necessity of
         | planning for future generations, or are you just looking for
         | the equivalent of this quarter's shareholder returns when it
         | comes to advancing the species?
        
       | WarOnPrivacy wrote:
       | Reducing public health by damaging and degrading systems that
       | advance and preserve health - this might not be the best way to
       | reverse a population decline.
        
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