# Police raid offices of RFK Jr. allies planning ‘unethical’ newborn vaccine trial

https://mins.news/en/item/108623

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-20 21:44 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/cops-raid-office-of-rfk-jr-allies-planning-unethical-vaccine-trial-on-babies/

> Police in Guinea-Bissau raided Danish researchers’ offices on Monday and seized hepatitis B vaccine doses intended for a newborn trial. International health experts have called the trial unethical, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to fund it with US taxpayer money. The plan was halted in January amid widespread condemnation, but a report this month said the CDC set aside another $1.6 million in late September and planned to proceed.

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