Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Cancels Controversial US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial on Newborns

AllAfrica6 November 2026, 05:25 UTCGuinea

[allAfrica] Guinea-Bissau has cancelled a proposed hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies following international criticism that it was unethical and potentially exploitative.

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