- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a statement Tuesday that 22 projects, totaling $500 million, to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations.
I mean I was already going to keep masking forever but fuck, this sucks.
For scale, hellldemon marjory tailor green was recently praised for tabling a bill to cut 500M from israel funding.
Out of the standing budget of at least $3.8B + $8.7B.
Science is fucking cheap.
Science is fucking cheap
This is why I keep saying if any other country wants to take our place as top research producer it would take like 2 years and some change you can find in the couch cushions.
In the context of a country’s budget, it would be basically free to build a few big research centers and offer every US scientist a visa, a job, and funding for any cancelled grants.
Just cancel your most recent order for fighter jets and boom, it’s paid for, congratulations you’re now the world leader in scientific research.
I guess we’re speedrunning the collapse
Good, just pull the bandaid already
I’m not sure “Good the disabled and children are going to die” is the play here.
Surely the death of the US Empire will result in a net positive of alive children
US vaccine research helps more than just the US children, even if the US vaccines are distributed unequally in favor of USians
also I don’t think US collapse will be a quick thing
The oceans of blood deepen.
If there is anyone for a fellow green hat italian plumber to prioritize…
more for me
Unforgivable