US government halts mRNA vaccine development projects

The US Health Secretary has stopped about $500m worth of funding for the development of vaccines against viruses that cause illnesses like flu and Covid-19. Robert F. Kennedy - a vaccine sceptic - claims they pose many risks. Newshour hears from Dr. Paul Offit who disagrees.

Also in the programme: we hear from a Hiroshima survivor; and the gorilla sisterhood.

(Picture: A nurse prepares a booster dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, against the coronavirus disease at a vaccination centre in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2022. Credit: Reuters)