MRNA Vaccines, Once a Trump Boast, Now Face Attacks From Some in GOP - KFF Health News

Legislation aimed to ban or limit mRNA vaccines was introduced this year by GOP lawmakers in at least seven states.

Some congressional Republicans are also pressing regulators to revoke federal approval for mRNA-based covid shots, which President Trump touted as one of his signature achievements of his first term.

The pushback conflicts with innovations championed by Trump , including a $500 billion artificial intelligence initiative.

A district health department outside Boise , Idaho , last year banned its health department from administering covid-19 vaccines.

The FDA says the covid vaccines are safe, with fewer than 1 in 200,000 vaccinated individuals experiencing a severe allergic reaction or heart problems.

The vaccine has been linked to rare cases of heart inflammation and inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.

Various bills are pending in the Texas Legislature to restrict mRNA vaccines in both livestock and humans.

South Carolina’s pending bill would require anyone administering certain covid mRNA vaccines to inform patients that the shot is contaminated with fragments of “bacterial plasmid DNA” Covid mRNA shots may have minute amounts of residual DNA from production processes but they are heavily degraded.