LaustLaust@ohai.social
Oct 11, 2026, 5:22 PM@grimalkina four members of the ethics committee resigned in protest. Wow.
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Cat Hicksgrimalkina@mastodon.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:23 PM@Laust what on earth is happening at this institution that they would move forward like this
- LaustLaust@ohai.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:40 PM
@grimalkina I don't know, but it kind of smells like racism:
"Yet “I don’t see why you couldn’t do it in Denmark,” Støvring said of the trial. In fact, several conditions make it a better location. The hepatitis B vaccine is not usually given to newborns in Denmark unless the mother is positive for the virus, for which all pregnant people are tested in Denmark." 
Robin Adamsrobinadams@mathstodon.xyzOct 11, 2026, 5:44 PM@grimalkina @Laust It gets weirder. From the article, "The Danish research ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark had never considered medical studies before, but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one."
Tells me it's really really important to somebody high up in the university that this specific "study" happens.
The whole thing smells of corruption.