US-funded vaccine trial on babies cancelled in Guinea-Bissau after uproar

Source: BBC · 05 de novembro de 2026 às 04:30 · 24 h ago

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

The report was published on 05 de novembro de 2026 às 04:30 by BBC and is part of the World news coverage.

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• Yahoo: Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
• BBC News: 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.
• Al Jazeera: Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies — Experts have said the US-funded trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of infants.

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