Russian Killer Plague Lab 'Funded By US': Robert F Kennedy Jr Sent Nearly $800k? | Firstpost America

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent years warning about dangerous science funded by the NIH. Now he runs it. A watchdog group has revealed that Kennedy's Health Department approved nearly $800,000 in grants for research linked to a Russian institute — one connected to a Siberian lab where a 28-year-old scientist died under suspicious circumstances in September 2026. We break down the funding trail, what the Biden administration had put in place to prevent exactly this, and why HHS says the framing is misleading. Daniela Laurel brings you the details on Firstpost America. 00:00 - Introduction & Mysterious Death at Russian Lab 00:20 - Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case in Siberia 01:24 - WHO Inquiries & Official Responses 01:55 - RFK Jr's NIH Grant Controversy Explained 02:35 - Details of the Fox Brain Research Collaboration 02:52 - US Health Department (HHS) Response 03:20 - Reversal of US Policy on Russian Research Funding 04:28 - Sagar Manthan 2026 Promo 05:29 - US Midterm Elections Preview -

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