# US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry

https://mins.news/en/item/111541

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-22 16:37 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/unethical-vaccine-trial-on-babies-backed-by-rfk-jr-is-formally-canceled/

> Guinea-Bissau officials formally rejected a clinical trial by Danish researchers, funded by the US, to investigate alleged nonspecific harms from newborn hepatitis B vaccination. Lead researcher Christine Stabell Benn said the Council of Ministers reaffirmed its rejection on October 16. Police had raided Bandim Health Project offices and seized vaccines; Benn said the search came after the trial was rejected.

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