The media reported on the suspension of the COVID-19 vaccine project by Kennedy Jr.

Minister of Health and Human Services USA Robert Kennedy Jr. has suspended a multimillion-dollar contract signed by the administration of former President Joe Biden to create a new vaccine against COVID-19. This was reported on February 25 by the TV channel. href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/multimillion-dollar-biden-era-covid-vax-project-halted-trumps-hhs " target="_blank">Fox News.

As follows from the publication, Kennedy Jr. signed an order suspending work on a contract with the American biotech company Vaxart Inc., which is developing a new vaccine against COVID-19. The order was issued on Friday, with 10,000 people scheduled to begin clinical trials as early as Monday.

"It is important that the Department of Health and Human Services maintain preparedness for the pandemic, but four years of unsuccessful oversight by the Biden administration have forced us to review agreements on the production of vaccines, including the Vaxart vaccine," the TV channel quoted him as saying.

It is specified that about $ 460 million was allocated for the development of a new vaccine against COVID-19, of which $ 240 million was approved for preliminary research.

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The U.S. Senate on February 13 approved Kennedy Jr.'s candidacy for the post of Minister of Health. ABC News channel reported on February 3 that the Democratic senators demanded that the politician refuse to make any decisions related to vaccines as a condition for approving his candidacy.

Earlier, Kennedy Jr. stated that citizens The USA has the highest incidence rate among all inhabitants of the world. He noted that the United States buys 70% of all medicines in the world and promised to focus the attention of the agencies under his control on promoting a healthy lifestyle.