National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya claims the federal government recently cancelled millions of dollars' worth of mRNA research contracts because the general public does not trust the technology.

Bhattacharya explained the reason behind the abrupt contract cancellations, first, during an episode of Republican political strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast “War Room” last week and again in an opinion piece recently published in The Washington Post.

In the article, Bhattacharya called the mRNA platform a “promising technology” and acknowledged that it may lead to breakthroughs in treatment for diseases like cancer.

“But as a vaccine intended for broad public use, especially during a public health emergency, the platform has failed a crucial test: earning public trust,” h

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