# Controversial vaccine trial backed by RFK Jr gets approval in Guinea-Bissau

https://mins.news/en/item/93882

- The Guardian, 2026-10-09 21:36 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr

> A trial in Guinea-Bissau has been approved to proceed, with Danish researchers planning to enroll 14,000 infants. Half will receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth; the others will have it withheld for six weeks. Critics cite serious ethical concerns, and members of a Danish ethics committee have resigned in protest.

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