@clarablackink @franksting @mu @jeneralist oh. We know. End stage disaster capitalism means we all suffer because a giant pharma corp can't squeeze 5% of the population for every cent they can.

@jeneralist please let this be the first step in succession.

I missed this article when it appeared on The Guardian last month: US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/19/hepatitis-b-vaccine-study-guinea-bissau-rfk?CMP=share_btn_urlIn a country where over 10% of toddlers are infected with hep B, some will receive the vaccine at birth, and some will have the vax deliberately withheld until 6 weeks. And researchers will know who's in which group.H/t Paul Offit's newsletter