Families Sue U.S. Government Over Unauthorized 1960s RSV Vaccine Trial on Black Infants
By
Remy Tumin
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Summary
The families of two Black infants who were unknowingly enrolled as test subjects in a mid-1960s vaccine trial for RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government. The babies died shortly after being part of the experimental trial, and their families claim they were unaware of the enrollment until recently. Attorney Benjamin Crump is representing the families in the case.
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The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after.
Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until recently.
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