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Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted
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A vaccine trial for babies in Africa will not happen. This study was about a Hepatitis B vaccine. It was planned for new babies in Guinea-Bissau. A group from the US, called CDC, wanted to pay for it.
But many people around the world did not like this idea. They showed strong feelings against it. So, the study now stops. The leader of the study, Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer, says it is clear it will not continue.
He says that the government in Guinea-Bissau did not give the needed permission. So, the study cannot move forward for these new babies. This means the plan to test the vaccine on them is cancelled.
Vocabulary Help
trial
A test of something new, like a medicine, to see if it works and is safe.
stops
Does not continue; ends.
babies
Very young children, usually just born or only a few months old.
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