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RFK Jr’s unethical experiment on African babies is officially canned, thanks to public backlash driven by Stand Up For Science 🎉 ✊️ 🧵 🧪

The morning of Oct. 21st, 2026, Dr Frederik Schalts-Buchholzer announced on LinkedIn their unethical Heb B study in Guinea-Bissau was officially cancelled. Stand Up for Science declares a major victory in our fight to stop RFK Jr from his plot to harm the children of Guinea-Bissau.

Our efforts to stop this study opened the way for vaccines to reach these children a year earlier than planned. We will continue to support efforts to see every newborn in Guinea-Bissau vaccinated at birth against Hep B, as soon as possible.

Our International branch will continue to be a watchdog monitoring and stopping the use of pseudoscientific exploitation of vulnerable populations around the world. We will continue to work with Congress to investigate the US’s involvement in this situation.