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.

Published on RocksNews: 5 Nov 2026, 15:19 UTC
Updated: 5 Nov 2026, 15:19 UTC
Language: English

Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies — Why Guinea-Bissau halted a controversial hepatitis vaccine trial for babies — Image credit: Al Jazeera English

Experts have said the US-funded trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of infants.

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