Health·The Guardian·5d agoGuinea-Bissau

Hepatitis B Vaccine Withheld From African Newborns

Danish trial approved despite ethics resignations

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Hepatitis B Vaccine Withheld From African Newborns

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A Danish-led trial approved this week will enroll 14,000 infants in Guinea-Bissau, withholding hepatitis B vaccine from half for six weeks, prompting four ethics committee resignations over ethical concerns.

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hepatitis B vaccineGuinea-Bissauclinical trial ethicsRobert F Kennedy Jrnewborn health

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