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Guinea-Bissau approves disputed hepatitis B vaccine trial
Original: Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Health authorities in Guinea-Bissau have approved a Danish-led vaccine trial that will withhold the recommended hepatitis B vaccine dose from thousands of newborns in order to study its effects. The trial has drawn sharp criticism from scientists who call it unethical, while US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has praised it. The Guardian reports the study has been given the go-ahead despite international objections.
Why now: The trial's approval reignites debate over ethics of withholding a standard vaccine and RFK Jr's endorsement of it.
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- Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau · The Guardian
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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