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![Screenshot of a 3/10/2025 Linkedin post by Annette Regan, a scientist at Kaiser Permanente showing the email she received from NIH terminating her grant to evaluate vaccine hesitancy in adolescents.
Post:
"Here is the email I just received from NIH terminating my grant to evaluate vaccine hesitancy in adolescents.
'It is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to improve vaccine interest and commitment. NIH is obligated to carefully steward grant awards to ensure taxpayer dollars are used in ways that benefit the American people and improve their quality of life. Your project does not satisfy these criteria.'
Thank goodness we are pretty much finished with the work, because we learned so very much about what teens think about vaccines and how they are making vaccine decisions with their parents. It was such a rewarding project to lead, and I'm happy the science will still be shared with the community. But I'm sad that this is a clear sign that our plans to build on this work are clearly unwanted and unfundable under this administration.
But I am most of all saddened, outraged, and disgusted that the US government would limit science and knowledge in this way."
She includes a screenshot of the email itself, which is simply:
"Good Evening,
Funding for the [Project Number] is hereby terminated. Please see the attached document for further details.
Kind Regards,
[Deputy Branch Chief's email signature line and affiliations]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t6thcmgpcttcgfgjkghw25e/bafkreia42lo6huuq3zivr4nfqzneyvn2r2ytfb5g4uugdu3b5sigahwqem)
