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Guinea-Bissau hepatitis vaccine trial halt 2026
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Guinea-Bissau halts controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies
Guinea-Bissau is working to start at-birth hepatitis B vaccination for all babies from 2028.
Guinea-Bissau launched an inquiry into the trial in conjunction with the Africa CDC and the WHO in January.
In January, the Guinea-Bissau government paused the project and launched a review.
“[The researchers] took advantage of the fact that Guinea-Bissau does not have a very strong research capacity … a very strong critical mass of public health professionals, very well vested in understanding what the politics that surround global health are,”
MAGDA ROBALO
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