Guinea-Bissau pauses hepatitis B vaccine trial for ethics review
TL;DR
Guinea-Bissau has paused a hepatitis B vaccine study linked to supporters of former President Donald Trump to undergo an ethics review, delaying the trial as regulators assess safety and informed consent.
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