Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: August 6, 2025 - 20:10
RFK Jr.’s cuts to vaccine funding threaten pandemic preparedness, Canadian health experts warn
August 6, 2025
Canadian experts in vaccines and infectious diseases say the decision by the U.S. government to terminate nearly US$500-million in funding for mRNA vaccine development is not just illogical but threatens pandemic preparedness.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Tuesday that 22 mRNA-based projects will be halted and no new projects will be green lit. He claimed data show these vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”
Unpublished Newswire
Toronto woman Nicola Puddicombe, convicted of first-degree murder in 2009, is seeking early release. She has served more than 15 years of her 25-year life sentence.
On Oct. 27, 2006, her boyfriend Dennis Hoy was beaten to death with the blunt end of an axe while he was asleep in bed, according to a Supreme Court of Canada case summary.
Court documents obtained by National Post reveal that Puddicombe is applying for parole under the
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