The Trump administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of millions of dollars to develop mRNA vaccines and treatments imperils the country’s ability to fight future pandemics and is built on false or misleading claims about the technology,

In statements to the USA TODAY Network, both the University of Rochester Medical Center, or URMC, and Regeneron noted they don't receive federal funding connected to the mRNA research cuts announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s on Aug. 5.

US Health and Human Services is “winding down” its mRNA vaccine development and will instead fund other vaccine platforms through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the agency said Tuesday.