# Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-21T17:18:56+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/us-vaccine-trial-african-newborns-hepatitis-b
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/controversial-us-backed-vaccine-trial-in-african-newborns-halted-37df3a/

Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’ The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher said on Wednesday. It was “now clear” that the study “will not move forward in Guinea-Bissau”, Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer, a Danish researcher, wrote on LinkedIn,

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