Study raises ethics concerns in newborn vaccination

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The US government awarded a $1.6 million contract to a Danish university. This study about baby vaccines in Africa raises many ethical concerns.

The chosen scientists have links to anti-vaccine ideas. Their study might not give some babies important vaccines.

The study will start next year in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Researchers will follow 14,000 newborns for five years in this country.

It is wrong to withhold a proven vaccine from babies. The hepatitis B vaccine protects newborns from very serious illness.

This contract did not get a usual ethics review. Many health experts criticize the researchers and this type of study.

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How much money did the US government give to the Danish university?

$1.6 million

What will the study in Guinea-Bissau focus on?

Baby vaccines

How many newborns will researchers follow in the study?

14,000 newborns

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