health Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau denies approving hepatitis B vaccine trial
14,000infants
Infants planned for enrollment in the trial
Guinea-Bissau’s health minister said the country had not approved a Danish-led trial that would vaccinate half of 14,000 newborns against hepatitis B at birth and withhold it from the rest for six weeks. The Danish committee was reportedly told local approval existed.
2 sourcesThe GuardianUpdated
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An ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark approved the hepatitis B vaccine trial.
2 of 2 sources“some committee members’ votes to proceed with the trial last week”
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Officials in Guinea-Bissau approved the hepatitis B vaccine trial.
1 of 2 sources“The ministry did not authorize the tests under the terms presented”
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