Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s defunding of mRNA vaccine development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world.

University of Saskatchewan virologist Angela Rasmussen says unlike other vaccines, mRNA vaccines can be made very quickly and easily modified to fight new viruses and adapt to changing strains.

Rasmussen and other medical experts say that ability is critical as the world prepares for H5N1 bird flu as a possible next pandemic.

Canada Research Chair in Viral Pandemics Matthew Miller says the U.S. is one of the largest funders of medical research in the world and defunding mRNA vaccine research will likely stall development and threaten Canada’s access to vital vaccine technology.

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