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Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility (www.nature.com)

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We are on the cusp of eliminating all human viruses including the common cold.

This administration: Hold my beer, it is time to pump the brakes!

[–] PushButton@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Gotta protect those who are selling you a $2 pill for $100.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

We're definitely not close to eliminating all viruses (that's way too optimistic), but mRNA tech has shown incredible promise for vaccines and treatmets that this pause could set back by years.