Families Sue US Govt Over Alleged Black Infant Targeting in RSV Vaccine Tests

Matichon•International•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Two families have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over allegations that Black infants were deliberately targeted for an RSV vaccine trial in the 1960s without parental consent.

•Families of two Black infants, Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King, are suing the U.S. government.
•The lawsuit alleges that the infants were secretly enrolled in an RSV vaccine trial in the 1960s without their families' knowledge or consent.
•The trial, known as 'Lot 100', is accused of targeting Black infants from impoverished families.
•The infants involved in the study reportedly died, and nearly 60 years later, their families are seeking accountability.
•Previous investigations, including one in 2023, have highlighted the historical context of this research and the lax consent standards of the era.

Overview

•In the 1960s, infants were enrolled in an RSV vaccine study known as 'Lot 100'.
•Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King were covertly included in a vaccine study supported by the NIH.
•Both infants, Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King, died after participating in the study.
•The families of Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King assert they received no full disclosure or formal consent for the infants' participation.
•The families are seeking accountability from the U.S. federal government for the alleged unethical practices in the historical medical research.
•The NIH is accused of selecting Black infants from impoverished families for the RSV vaccine experiment.
•In January 1967, infants Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King died.
•In 2023, the RSV vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with tissue samples from the infants allegedly used in subsequent research.

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Key Quotes

Ben Crump

"The complaint stated that two infants, Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King, were secretly enrolled in a vaccine study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) before both infants died."

คำร้องเรียนกล่าวว่า ทารก 2 คน คือ รอส ออตโต แฮมบริก และ วิคเตอร์ มาร์เซลลัส คิง ถูกบรรจุเข้าไปอยู่ในการศึกษาวัคซีน ที่สนับสนุนโดยสถาบันสุขภาพแห่งชาติ (NIH) อย่างลับๆ ก่อนที่ทารกชายทั้งสองจะเสียชีวิต

Ben Crump

"NIH selected Black infants from poor families as part of the RSV vaccine trial known as 'Lot 100'."

NIH ว่า เลือกทารกผิวดำจากครอบครัวยากจน เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการทดลองวัคซีน RSV ที่รู้จักกันในชื่อของ “ลอต100”

Families of the infants

"The families were never fully informed about the trial and never received compensation or formal consent."

ทางครอบครัวไม่เคยได้รับแจ้งเกี่ยวกับการทดลองอย่างครบถ้วน และไม่เคยได้รับการชดเชย หรือการยินยอมอย่างเป็นทางการ

Key Entities

Person

Ben Crump(เบน ครัมป์)ℹ️

Human rights lawyer representing the families of the infants suing the U.S. government.

Ross Otto Hambrick(รอส ออตโต แฮมบริก)

One of the Black infants whose family is suing the U.S. government over alleged vaccine trial misconduct.

Victor Marcellus King(วิคเตอร์ มาร์เซลลัส คิง)

One of the Black infants whose family is suing the U.S. government over alleged vaccine trial misconduct.

Organization

U.S. Government(รัฐบาลสหรัฐ)ℹ️

The governmental body being sued for alleged unethical practices in a 1960s vaccine trial.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)(สถาบันสุขภาพแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

A U.S. government agency that allegedly funded the controversial RSV vaccine study.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)(สำนักงานอาหารและยา (FDA))ℹ️

The U.S. regulatory body that approved the RSV vaccine in 2023.

Undark

A publication that investigated the history of the RSV vaccine trials in 2023.

Disease

RSVℹ️

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, a pathogen targeted by a controversial vaccine trial.

Timeline

1960s(ทศวรรษ 1960)

The era during which the alleged unethical RSV vaccine trials took place.

January 1967(มกราคม 1967)

The month and year in which infants Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King reportedly died.

Place

Washington(กรุงวอชิงตัน)ℹ️

The city where a children's hospital was involved in the early RSV vaccine trials.