Many New Yorkers planning to use a vaccine to protect themselves and their children from COVID-19 in 2025 now face an increasingly uncertain path to getting the shots.

That warning from some doctors came after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 5 revealed his agency will be cutting funding to mRNA vaccine development , calling the vaccine technology "ineffective" and claiming it poses more risks than benefits.

RFK Jr.'s latest federal vaccine policy change came after his agency's prior measures left COVID-19 vaccines only recommended for those over 65 and people with existing health problems. That change could remove health insurance coverage for the vaccines, leaving many people paying up to $200 out-of-pocket for the shot.

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