Dr. David Wohl — an infectious disease researcher who led UNC Health’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic — speaks with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, August 13. The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced its latest round of federal funding cuts to vaccine research, with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. singling out mRNA research and vaccines developed with the method. Wohl discusses the science and research behind using mRNA, how it helped the local and national COVID-19 response and the risks we could face without it as an viable vaccine development option. He also shares his opinions on the misinformation floating around the federal department’s messaging about the changes and approach to vaccines.

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