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RFK-backed infant vaccine study in Africa to proceed despite backlash, U.S. says - The Washington Post

By Tobi Raji

Jan 17 2026 18:28

A U.S.-backed study set to examine the overall health effects of hepatitis B vaccine dose timing on some 14,000 infants in the West African country of Guinea-Bissau has raised ethics concerns among s… [+106 chars]