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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
Danish researchers have been given approval to run a vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau in which thousands of newborns will have the recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine withheld. The trial, which has been publicly promoted by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, has drawn sharp criticism from scientists who argue it is unethical to deny infants an established vaccine to study its effects.
Why now: The trial's approval raises ethical concerns about withholding a standard vaccine from newborns, and its links to RFK Jr make it politically charged.
Robert F. Kennedy JrGuinea-BissauDenmarkhepatitis 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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