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

A controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial targeting newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled amid ethical concerns. Critics argue that withholding the vaccine from half the infants in a vulnerable population is particularly unjust. The Guinea-Bissau government has put a stop to such trials involving children, heightening the debate over ethics in public health research.

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