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applegrove

(127,013 posts) Wed May 28, 2025, 07:28 PM May 28

HHS Cancels $600 Million Contract for Vaccines [View all]

HHS Cancels $600 Million Contract for Vaccines

May 28, 2025 at 6:50 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/05/28/hhs-cancels-600-million-contract-for-vaccines/

“The Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus,” Stat reports.

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HHS Cancels $600 Million Contract for Vaccines [View all] applegrove May 28 OP

GODDAMNED FUCKING STUPID Basso8vb May 28 #1

The silver lining is billionaires get a boost on their race to be trillionaires. MLAA May 28 #2

Hopefully Rebl2 May 28 #11

Or a deadly case of ultra-affluenza when their 2nd yacht sinks with them on it. MLAA May 28 #21

So dangerous. Incredibly dangerous. They are making Ilsa May 28 #3

I know. The worst part is this is all petty revenge for 2020. Initech May 28 #6

OMG... If that contract is signed and official, Moderna, go to COURT! hlthe2b May 28 #4

Unfortunately... DET May 28 #19

May this wretched fucking nightmare administration rot in the hottest circle of hell! Initech May 28 #5

They want us dead. Irish_Dem May 28 #7

Reminder angrychair May 28 #8

I guess that's why the can cut Medicare and Medicaid. surfered May 28 #9

This orangecrush May 28 #14

fuckin' incredible. patphil May 28 #10

Yes. joshdawg May 28 #20

We will fall behind the rest of the world in research Johonny May 28 #12

Wondering who in gov't is short biotech? NowsTheTime May 28 #13

Thinning the heard as per the instructions of the big boss Vlad Putin Botany May 28 #15

Is RFK trying to kill us on purpose? xuplate May 28 #16

Yes! FuzzyRabbit May 28 #22

You're catching on! dchill May 28 #23

It's got to be overturned. SleeplessinSoCal May 28 #17

felon doing what he does best-mass murder Marthe48 May 28 #18

This is RFK Jr's PAYBACK, for not giving him the Democratic presidential nomination! Jack Valentino May 28 #24