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Controversial vaccine trial backed by RFK Jr approved in Guinea-Bissau
Original: Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Health authorities in Guinea-Bissau have approved a trial by Danish researchers that will withhold the recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine from thousands of newborns to compare health outcomes. The study has been promoted by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a prominent vaccine sceptic, prompting criticism from scientists who argue it deprives infants of a proven protective vaccine and breaches ethical standards for clinical research.
Why now: Ethical controversy over withholding a proven vaccine from newborns, and the association with RFK Jr, have drawn international attention.
Robert F. Kennedy JrGuinea-BissauDanish researchershepatitis B vaccine
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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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