Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has halted a $240 million contract signed by the Biden administration to develop an oral COVID-19 vaccine.
The contract, which has now been paused for 90 days, is with biotech company Vaxart Inc.
The project’s freeze comes just before 10,000 people were scheduled to begin clinical trials for the oral vaccine on Monday.
Kennedy and his team will review the initial study before deciding whether to terminate the contract or allow it to continue.
“While it is crucial that the Department [of] Health and Human Services (HHS) support pandemic preparedness, four years of the Biden administration’s failed oversight have made it necessary to review agreements for vaccine production, including Vaxart’s,” Kennedy said in a statement to Fox News.
Kennedy added, “I look forward to working with Vaxart and medical experts to ensure this work produces safe, effective, and fiscal-minded vaccine technology.”
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