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Danish researchers were set to begin a controversial United States-funded vaccine trial on newborns in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau last month when public outrage derailed their plans. The ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Oio » Health: Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country, pending an ethical review, the health minister said ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Oio » Health: Poverty in Guinea-Bissau – A look at pre- and post-COVID-19 trends
Poverty continues to be widespread in Guinea-Bissau, having increased by 2.8 percentage points between 2018 and 2021, which is equivalent to over 80,000 additional poor, according to the “Poverty, ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Oio » Health: US-funded Guinea-Bissau vaccine study to undergo ethical review, African health officials say
Critics say trial is unethical because hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective Researchers say study will help answer key questions Study is funded by US, where the Health Secretary RFK Jr is a ...