The Trump administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of millions of dollars to develop mRNA vaccines and treatments could imperil the country’s ability to fight future pandemics and is built on false or misleading claims about the technology, public health experts say. Meanwhile China is battling the outbreak of Chikungunya virus and Australians have been warned it could spread here. Deakin University Chair in Epidemiology Professor Catherine Bennett joined The World to discuss the implications of the vaccine funding withdrawal for future pandemics.
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