Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns

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World News · the U.S. · October 14, 2026

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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.

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