Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

The Guardian 1 min read 13 hours ago

<p>Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers</p><p>A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.</p><p>It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr">Continue reading...</a>
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