GoKawiilGuinea-Bissau police raid Danish researchers over contested hepatitis B vaccine trial on infants
Police in Guinea-Bissau seized hepatitis B vaccine doses from the offices of Danish researchers Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn, who had been planning a newborn vaccine trial. The trial, criticized by international health experts as unethical, was backed by a $1.6 million CDC grant awarded under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December, and plans were paused in January amid widespread condemnation, though a Rolling Stone report this month said the CDC had set aside further funding to proceed.
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The raid suggests Guinea-Bissau authorities are taking concrete action against a study that global health experts warned could expose newborns to lifelong hepatitis B infection risk. It also highlights ongoing scrutiny of Kennedy's support for researchers who are themselves under investigation for alleged scientific misconduct in Denmark, raising questions about US oversight of federally funded international trials.
- Police seized hepatitis B vaccine doses meant for a newborn trial in Guinea-Bissau.
- The CDC under RFK Jr. awarded $1.6 million to the trial's Danish researchers, who face a misconduct probe in Denmark.
- Health experts call the trial unethical due to infection risks, and a report said CDC funding continued despite a January pause.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies”
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