RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau
Judicial police in Guinea-Bissau raided the offices of controversial vaccine researchers praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr and seized batches of hepatitis B vaccines. The raid is part of an ongoing dispute surrounding a clinical trial intended to test newborn babies in Africa while withholding standard immunizations.
Why it matters
The raid highlights international controversies surrounding clinical trials in vulnerable populations and involves figures linked to US health policy debates under RFK Jr.
Robert F Kennedy Jr in Washington DC. Robert F Kennedy Jr in Washington DC. Guinea-Bissau RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns
Prefer the Guardian on Google Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, had their offices in Guinea-Bissau raided by judicial police, who seized doses of hepatitis B vaccines, officials said on Facebook.
The researchers have been at the heart of an ongoing dispute over research on African newborns, supported by $1.6m from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and matched by the Pershing Square Foundation and the Bluebell Foundation for a total of $3.2m.
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