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

Image caption: This 1981 transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image revealed the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles (orange). The round virions, which measure 42nm in diameter, are known as Dane particles. Image credit: CDC / Dr. Erskine Palmer. Public Domain. Article by Wilson McMakin. AP News – January 22, 2026.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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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