Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies

Guinea-Bissau authorities conducted a raid on the offices of Danish researchers on Monday, seizing hepatitis B vaccine doses earmarked for a controversial newborn trial. International health experts have deemed the trial unethical, while anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to fund it using US taxpayer money.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on December that they had awarded the Danish researchers, headed by Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn, a $1.6 million grant for the trial. Both Aaby and Stabell Benn, known for their vaccine research that suggests potential harms, have been endorsed by Kennedy but are currently under scrutiny for alleged scientific misconduct by Danish authorities.

The trial's plans were halted in January following widespread criticism over its design, which could potentially expose thousands of newborns to hepatitis B, risking lifelong infections that could lead to liver cirrhosis, cancer, and premature death. The controversy resurfaced after a Rolling Stone article earlier this month revealed the CDC had allocated an additional $1.6 million in September and intended to proceed with the trial.