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Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

3 outlets · first reported by BBC News Health 7d ago · latest 5d ago · 29 hours of coverage · 3 countries

Coverage, in order

  1. 7d ago
    first BBC News Health UK mainstream study
    Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

    The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

  2. 6d ago
    Graphic Online Health GH indie study
    Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

    A proposed trial of a hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled following accusations that the trial was "unethical" and "neocolonial". The trial was funded by the US, under Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has a long record of expressing scepticism about…

  3. 5d ago
    AllAfrica Health ZA indie study
    Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Cancels Controversial US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial on Newborns

    [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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