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News Guinea-Bissau » Government: US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry

News channel or source: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/unethical-vaccine-trial-on-babies-backed-by-rfk-jr-is-formally-canceled/
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

The World Health Organization and many outside experts have sharply disagreed with Stabell Benn and her colleagues on the trial’s justifications and design. It has been widely decried as “unethical” ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau hepatitis B trial: controversial study cancelled after police raid researchers’ offices

News channel or source: https://www.bmj.com/content/395/bmj-2026-101216
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

A controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial planned in Guinea-Bissau will not proceed, its principal investigator Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer has confirmed, after the country’s government refused to ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study Championed by RFK Jr. Won't Proceed

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/controversial-hepatitis-b-vaccine-study-championed-by-rfk-jr-wont-proceed/ar-AA2fPkMw
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

After months of reporting by Rolling Stone, a trial declared ‘unethical' by WHO will not move forward ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau halts US-backed hepatitis B newborn study amid global ethical backlash

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/diseases-and-conditions/guinea-bissau-halts-us-backed-hepatitis-b-newborn-study-amid-global-ethical-backlash/ar-AA2fS58a
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

A contentious, United States-funded clinical trial involving newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted following mounting concerns over bioethics, coercive consent and the dangers of deliberately ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau military government blocks former President Embaló’s return

News channel or source: https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/guinea-bissau-military-government-blocks-former-22459260.php
Published on: Friday 02 October 2026

Guinea-Bissau’s military government has barred former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló from returning to the country, citing security and public order concerns. Embaló, who ruled from 2020 to ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau Government Says December Elections Cannot Proceed

News channel or source: https://ijr.com/discover/guinea-bissau-government-says-december-elections-cannot-proceed-6c34db48
Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026

After meeting N'Tam on Oct. 8, PM Té said Dec. 6 elections cannot proceed: registration missed Oct. 6, parties unready; no new date set. · 8 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau says it has not approved hepatitis B vaccine trial in newborns

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/guinea-bissau-says-not-approved-180650766.html
Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BISSAU, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's transitional government said Tuesday it has not approved a proposed clinical trial of a ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau to delay elections following last year's coup

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/guinea-bissau-to-delay-elections-following-last-year-s-coup/ar-AA2dQ0aF
Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026

DAKAR, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 6, will have to be delayed, Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té told reporters on Thursday, though ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announce their government takeover on state TV

News channel or source: https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/2025-11-26/soldiers-in-guinea-bissau-announce-their-government-takeover-on-state-tv
Published on: Wednesday 26 November 2025

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/rfk-jr-vaccine-researchers-offices-raided-guinea-bissau
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Government: Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/guinea-bissau-vaccine-hepatitis-b-trial-denial
Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr ...