The technology once embraced by President Donald Trump for speeding the development of COVID-19 vaccines is now under scrutiny

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently took sweeping action that canceled 22 mRNA vaccine contracts, vexing researchers, doctors and companies such as Spokane’s Jubilant HollisterStier.

mRNA vaccine technology earned widespread attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, and pharmaceutical businesses tapped it to quickly develop an adaptive, highly effective vaccine. When Pfizer secured authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to proceed with mRNA in 2020, then-President Trump touted the move.

“This is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history,” he said at the time.

While mRNA abilities are notably associated with the coronavirus

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