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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

The Guardian Australia - World · 10 October 2026 at 8:36 am

Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.

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.

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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

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