Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
Guinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.
Guinea-Bissau police conducted a raid on Danish researchers' offices on Monday, seizing hepatitis B vaccine doses meant for a newborn trial. The trial has been labeled unethical by international health experts, but anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to fund it using US taxpayer money. The US CDC awarded the Danish researchers, led by Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn, a $1.6 million grant in December for the trial.
Aaby and Stabell Benn, known for controversial vaccine views, have faced scrutiny for potential scientific misconduct by Danish authorities. The trial's plans were suspended in January following widespread criticism over its design, which could expose thousands of newborns to hepatitis B, risking lifelong infection and serious health consequences.
Outrage resurfaced after a Rolling Stone report suggested the CDC had allocated another $1.6 million in late September to continue the trial.
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