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The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres…

January 15, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmCDC Will Continue a Controversial Vaccine Study in AfricaThis clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from…

The Trump administration has indicated that it will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vaccination of newborns in the west African country of Guinea-Bissau, where…

December 5, 20255 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmCDC Vaccine Panel Scraps Guidance for Universal Hepatitis B Shots at BirthNew guidance from the CDC’s vaccine…

The entire US childhood vaccine schedule is now open for scrutiny, experts say, after government vaccine advisers took up discussions of the safety and efficacy of…

Vaccine advisers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Friday morning to limit hepatitis B vaccines in a major move signaling…

Current US guidelines call for universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborn babies.Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/GettyMembers of a top US vaccine advisory panel are scheduled to…

December 4, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmCDC Vaccine Panel in Disarray over Hepatitis B VoteMembers of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…

A revamped panel of US vaccine advisers appointed by the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Friday decided not to go ahead with a planned…

In 1989 David Clune was a young dad with four children when he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and C. Being told he wouldn’t get to…