US-funded vaccine trial on babies cancelled in Guinea-Bissau after uproar

A proposed trial of a hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled following accusations that the trial was "unethical" and "neocolonial".

US-funded vaccine trial on babies cancelled in Guinea-Bissau after uproar

TL;DR

  • A proposed trial of a hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau was cancelled.
  • Accusations of the trial being "unethical" and "neocolonial" led to its cancellation.
  • The trial was reportedly US-funded.