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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wilson McMakin

Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review

Guinea Bissau US Hepatitis B Study - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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 Thursday.

A six-person ethics committee didn't meet to review the study during the initial confirmation process, Health Minister Quinhi Nantot said during a news conference held by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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