Messenger RNA vaccines, or mRNA, differ from traditional ones. Instead of growing a virus and weakening it to allow the body to engage its natural defenses, mRNA vaccines use pieces of genetic code to ...

There are currently two mRNA vaccines available for COVID-19, which are made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The only non-mRNA vaccine available in the U.S. for COVID-19 is made by Novavax.

The discovery of mRNA dates back to the 1960s, and research into vaccine development using it began in the 1990s. By the 2010s, vaccines for viruses ranging from rabies to Ebola were being developed.

This was one in a continuing line of moves that have put Kennedy's vaccine skepticism into public policy, though scientists say the vaccines are safe.

Earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the secretary of Health and Human Services, said the federal government will cut $500 million in funding for vaccine research using mRNA technology in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and ...

The move drew sharp criticism from medical and health experts. “Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move ...

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in ...

There are currently two mRNA vaccines available for COVID-19, which are made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The only non-mRNA vaccine available in the U.S. for COVID-19 is made by Novavax.