First on Fox: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy said in a comment: “While it is crucial that Department and Health and Public Services (HHS) support the pandemic preparation, the four years of failed oversight by the Biden administration have made it necessary to review agreements for vaccine production, including Walker START.” News figures Tuesday.
“I look forward to working with Vaxart and medical experts to ensure this work produces safe, effective and financially financial vaccine technology.”
Kennedy released a 90-day stop-work order on Friday, linked to HHS’ contract with U.S. biotech company Vaxart Inc., which is working to develop a new Covid-19-19-19-19 vaccine, The vaccine will be taken orally. The stop-work order is with 10,000 people planning to start clinical trials on Monday.
The trial was suspended only, not terminated, and Kennedy and other health officials will study the preliminary findings of the study within the next 90 days before deciding on the next step.
Trump’s “Make America Health Again” Committee targets autism, chronic disease
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Image)
The creation of a new Covid-19 vaccine is part of the NextGen initiative, the Biden administration’s massive $4.7 billion project, launched in 2023 to simplify the development of new vaccines. The Vaxart vaccine is funded through an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Bureau (Barda), a department of the strategic preparation and response department under the HHS umbrella.
Fox Digital learned that Barda has developed approximately $460 million in new vaccines for Vaxart, totaling $240 million, which has authorized preliminary research.
RFK Jr. Vowed that he wouldn’t take the cheeseburger away, but highlighted health issues: “My boss loves”
Recent changes to the contract will allow Vaxart to develop Barda for the remaining $230 million for clinical trials, but the stop order prevented Biotech Company from invoicing Barda until further notice. Fox Digital learned that Vaxart can still be associated with medical monitoring of individuals participating in the initial trial.
HHS Secretary Kennedy appeared before the Senate. (Getty Image)
The news comes less than two weeks after Kennedy was confirmed and sworn in. President Donald Trump signed an executive order the same day he was sworn in to establish a committee to make the United States healthy, Kennedy-led investigation and address the “fundamental nature of the escalating health crisis in the United States reason”.
Signs of coronavirus vaccines during the pandemic. Reuters/Brian Snyder (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
RFK Jr. The highest health and wellness priorities for doctors to share opinions
The committee will initially focus its investigation on chronic childhood diseases, such as autism.
Kennedy ran for president as a Democrat in the 2024 cycle before eventually quitting and ending up recognizing Trump, a stance he has been criticized for alleged anti-vaccine stance that he has repeatedly denied, including in 2025 Earlier in the year, the Senate confirmation hearing.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to authorize federal funding for schools and universities on February 14, 2025 at the White House Oval Office in Washington, D.C., which imposes Covid in the Oval Office -19 vaccine. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“I worked for years to raise awareness about fish mercury and toxic chemicals,” Kennedy said in a hearing on the Senate Finance Committee in January, which took a vaccine stance before the Senate Finance Committee. “And no one calls me anti-fish. I Believe…Vaccines play a vital role in health care. All my children are vaccinated. I read a lot of books about vaccines. My first book in 2014, and this is the first line It’s “I’m not anti-vaccine” and the last line is “I’m not anti-vaccine”. I’m also an enemy of food producers.
Under the Biden administration, the federal government has demanded vaccines throughout the federal government, and many businesses in the private sector also require employees to get them, which has sparked widespread opposition and protests as some employees lose their jobs due to lowering orders.
Click here to get the Fox News app
After Trump returned to the Oval Office in January, he signed several executive orders related to the authorization of the previous administration, including restoring military personnel fired for refusing vaccines, and another EO that bans the federal government from authorizing vaccines in schools.
