A controversial US-backed $1.6 million vaccine trial involving 14,000 newborns in West Africa has been cancelled

Business Insider AfricaSolomon Ekanem · 5 November 2026 at 07:52

A controversial US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial involving 14,000 newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled after the government refused to authorise the research, following international criticism over its proposed design and the risks it could pose to babies.
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