The study is on hold for now as Guinea-Bissau government health officials have not yet approved of it and police in the country are investigating the researchers.
The US-backed study comes after the #trump admin abandoned a "long-standing universal recommendation for a hepatitis B vaccine... dose" known to prevent the transmission of #HepatitisB from mother to baby at birth.
2 of 2🧵
#vaccines #PublicHealth #babies #Africa #USA #JFKjr #CDC
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https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/cops-raid-office-of-rfk-jr-allies-planning-unethical-vaccine-trial-on-babies/
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https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/without-evidence-rfk-jr-s-vaccine-panel-tosses-heb-b-vaccine-recommendation/
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2026-10-22 16:54:31 UTC
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