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US-backed vaccine trial halted in Africa
A controversial US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau, funded by the CDC and drawing global backlash, has been halted. The study was aimed at African newborns.
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Al Jazeera
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The Guardian
Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher said on Wednesday.It is “now clear” that the stu
2026-10-21 17:18 UTC