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CDC Revives Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study in Guinea-Bissau

Original: CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study

The CDC is proceeding with a long-shelved hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau that critics say withholds the vaccine from some newborns to measure effects. Dr. Paul Offit called it "a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn't be allowed." Supporters argue the study is needed to settle questions about the vaccine's broader effects on infant mortality, but the design has drawn sharp condemnation from vaccine experts.

Why now: The revival of a study many experts consider unethical has reignited debate over vaccine research standards at the CDC.

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• CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study · Rolling Stone

  “It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study

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