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US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies

Summary by Bioethics.com
(AP) – The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract to a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa that is raising ethical concerns. The unusual contract was awarded to scientists who have been cited by anti-vaccine activists and whose work has been questioned by leading public health experts. Some experts have suggested the research plan is unethical, because it will withhold vaccines that…
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Bioethics.com broke the news in on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
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