Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
by Melody Schreiber from Science | The Guardian on (#72VJ5)
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The study has been cancelled," Boum told journalists at a press conference on Thursday morning.
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