Leaked memo reveals details about Trump's war on science at the NIH

The National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic.

The memo includes required template language “provided to NIH ” from the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ), led by Robert F Kennedy Jr. , to describe “research activities that NIH no longer supports”.

The draft memo also describes how staff should approach funding determinations.

If a project includes non-priority activities, like DEI , in part, the project may still be viable if those aims or activities are “negotiated out” NIH and HHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.