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Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 12:21 UTC. The headline in use is “Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday. The study…
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Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
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