The U.S. government could fund research on transgenic edible vaccines — vaccines grown in genetically engineered plants meant for consumption by humans or animals — under the $460 billion omnibus spending bill passed Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill allows for funding of transgenic edible vaccines, even though the House previously voted unanimously not to allow the funding, according to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who led the effort to prohibit the funding.
Before Wednesday’s vote, Massie posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter:
“The House voted unanimously to stop funding transgenic edible plant vaccines, but that prohibition was left out of the new omnibus.
“So your taxpayer dollars will be funding edible plant vaccines, if the enormous spending bill passes this week. Not good!”