## RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development

Authored by huffpost.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a statement Tuesday that 22 projects, totaling $500 million, to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted.

Kennedy has pulled back recommendations around the COVID-19 shots, fired the panel that makes vaccine recommendations, and refused to offer a vigorous endorsement of vaccinations as a measles outbreak worsened.

“To replace the troubled mRNA programs, we’re prioritizing the development of safer, broader vaccine strategies, like whole-virus vaccines and novel platforms that don’t collapse when viruses mutate,” Kennedy said in the video.

He noted mRNA technology offers potential advantages of rapid production, crucial in the event of a new pandemic that requires a new vaccine.

Scientists pick the protein to target, inject that blueprint and the body makes just enough to trigger immune protection — producing its own vaccine dose.

The abandoned mRNA projects signal a “shift in vaccine development priorities,” the health department said in its statement, adding that it will start “investing in better solutions.”.

“It could be effective — we believe it’s going to be effective ― against not only coronaviruses, but also flu,” he said. »

### Japanese schoolteacher losing job for misconduct after being caught in convenience store…working

Authored by soranews24.com

Board of education issues apology to children for emotional damage over their teacher having a part-time job.

It’s hard not to have a sinking feeling when you hear about a middle school teacher being reprimanded for inappropriate behavior.

Finding out that the incident that landed the teacher in trouble took place in a convenience store is slightly reassuring, but really only a little. »

### Gates Foundation commits $2.5 billion to 'ignored' women's health

Authored by nbcnews.com

The Gates Foundation will spend $2.5 billion by 2030 on women’s health, it said on Monday, with founder Bill Gates saying the area, including conditions from preeclampsia to menopause, had been neglected for too long.

It is around one-third more than the Foundation spent on women’s and maternal health research and development over the last five years.

Too many women still die from preventable causes or live in poor health,” Gates said in a statement. »

### The Islamic Republic Was Never Inevitable

Authored by theatlantic.com

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a constant source of anguish for its own people, its neighbors, and the broader world.

The Islamic Republic has survived only by shape-shifting endlessly while retaining some of the worst impulses of 1979.

Instead, the Islamic Republic survives as a massively unpopular dictatorship, economically ruined, internationally isolated, and battered by both the U.S. and Israel. »

### Epstein scandal broadens as trove of letters from famous figures published

Authored by theguardian.com

The long-running scandal surrounding the disgraced late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein broadened on Tuesday after the New York Times published a trove of previously unseen letters to Epstein from numerous powerful figures as well as unseen photographs from inside his Manhattan mansion.

The letters, written to Epstein by a number of high-profile individuals, were reportedly compiled as a birthday gift for Epstein’s 63rd birthday in 2016.

In addition to the letters, the Times also published photos from inside Epstein’s seven-story Manhattan mansion. »

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