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• Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newbornstheguardian.com · cred 7/10

  <p>Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr</p><p>Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday.</p><p>The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions, has been championed by Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime anti-vaccine activist.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/guinea-bissau-vaccine-hepatitis-b-trial-denial">Continue reading...</a>

  • · Guinea-Bissau's health minister stated the government did not authorize the hepatitis B study in newborns.
  • · The study would track nonspecific health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissautheguardian.com · cred 7/10

  <p>Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers</p><p>A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.</p><p>It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent.</p><p>This article was amended on 13 October 2026. A previous version said CIDRAP first reported news that the research trial was approved by the Denmark ethics committee. Rolling Stone had actually reported the news first.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr">Continue reading...</a>

  • · A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.
  • · Robert F Kennedy Jr is the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent.

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