Guinea-Bissau Cancels US-Funded Baby Vaccine Trial
A planned vaccine trial for babies in Guinea-Bissau, funded by the United States, has been called off. Critics called the study unethical and neocolonial because half of the babies taking part would not receive the vaccine. The decision came after that criticism.
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Context: Guinea-Bissau is a West African nation that was a Portuguese colony until 1974. Trials that give some participants a placebo are common in medical research, but critics in poorer countries often question whether they are fair.
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