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RFK Jr. Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked

A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.

Β© Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press

Each year thousands of babies born in Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s least developed countries, are exposed to hepatitis B, a virus that can cause severe liver damage and cancer.

Medical Groups Sue to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

19 January 2026 at 19:33
The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public.

Β© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Bypassing longstanding protocol for vaccine decisions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Health Department cut the number of vaccines recommended for children to 11 from 17.
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