Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hired an Army doctor who opposed Covid vaccines to investigate whether the shots caused the deaths of approximately 2,500 military service members. The investigation comes as Covid vaccine uptake rates among adults have continued to decline during the Trump presidency.
Otsuka announced two-year Phase 3 VISIONARY trial results showing VOYXACT (sibeprenlimab-szsi) stabilized kidney function decline in IgA nephropathy patients, with annual eGFR slope of +0.3 versus -4.2 for placebo. Separately, BioNTech lowered its 2026 revenue guidance by €400 million to €1.6-1.9 billion due to declining COVID-19 vaccine demand.
Scientists discovered that mRNA cancer vaccines can still destroy tumors even when a key immune cell type is missing, revealing unexpected mechanisms of action. The research advances understanding of how Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology can be adapted from COVID-19 vaccines to fight cancer.
