Health● Elevated2h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 12:02 PM
Guinea-Bissau cancels controversial US-Funded hepatitis B vaccine trial
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
After weeks of back and forth, Guinea Bissau has cancelled a proposed vaccine trial on newborn babies over mounting criticism that it was unethical and exploitative.
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