Vaccine Researcher Wanted for Fraud Is Arrested, Being Extradited to US

Poul Thorsen was arrested in Germany.
Vaccine Researcher Wanted for Fraud Is Arrested, Being Extradited to US
Measles vaccines on a tray in Lubbock, Texas, in a file image. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A vaccine researcher wanted by American authorities for fraud has been arrested.

“We can confirm that Poul Thorsen was arrested in Germany on June 4, 2025,” Katherine Harris, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, told The Epoch Times in an email on Sept. 17.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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