Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

BBC Health Extra Thursday 05 November 2026, 00:30 UTC 1 min read

Key Points

The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

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