WHO says US ending mRNA vaccine contracts a ‘significant blow’ | Coronavirus pandemic News

Trump’s administration halts mRNA vaccine development, sparking WHO fears for emerging pandemic preparedness.

The decision by US President Donald Trump’s administration to terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines is a major blow to a hugely promising platform, the World Health Organization said.

“This is, of course, a significant blow,” WHO immunisation figurehead Joachim Hombach told the UN correspondents’ association ACANU on Thursday.

The Department of Health and…