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Guinea-Bissau halts US-funded hepatitis vaccine trial in babies after expert criticism

· ≈ Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · single source so far

Guinea-Bissau stopped a US-funded hepatitis vaccine trial in infants. Experts had said the trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of babies.

Location
≈ Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · Guinea-Bissau live map
Coordinates
≈ 11.86°N 15.60°W
Reported
5 Nov 2026, 15:01 UTC
Category
Humanitarian & health · Humanitarian
Impact
2 of 5 · Notable
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Updated 5 Nov 2026, 15:29 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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