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

Police in Guinea-Bissau raided the Bandim Health Project offices in Bissau, seizing a batch of hepatitis B vaccine doses intended for a controversial newborn trial. International health experts previously slammed the proposed study as unethical because it would expose thousands of newborns to a deadly virus that can cause liver cirrhosis, cancer, and premature death.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the study’s Danish researchers, Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn, an unsolicited $1.6 million grant in December under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Aaby and Stabell Benn are controversial researchers who claim vaccines cause overlooked harms. Judicial police stated that the vaccine seizure is an investigative procedure to clarify circumstances and does not conclude that irregularities exist in the vaccines' quality, safety, or effectiveness.

Guinea-Bissau health minister Quinhin Nantote confirmed that the government has not authorized the research initiative, emphasizing that any human trials involving children must strictly comply with national legislation and international ethical principles.