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Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
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<p>$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease </p><p>The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/guinea-bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).</p><p>“The study has been cancelled,” Boum told journalists at a press conference on Thursday morning.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/hepatitis-b-vaccines-study-africa-cancel">Continue reading...</a>