HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr. appointees made their study a “funding priority” By Katherine Eban January 16, 2026

Who’s running the trial Critics have questioned the HHS’s choice of scientists to run the trial: anthropologist Peter Aaby and vaccinologist Christine Stabell Benn of the Bandim Health Project. Their research is popular with Robert F. Kennedy Jr and others who cast doubt on the evidence for the safety of vaccines, and it has come under scrutiny for its rigour. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/danish-vaccine-study-emails-hhs-rfk-jr-1235498456/