AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPolio Progress: Guinea-Bissau was among five African countries reported to have closed type 2 polio outbreaks in August. The milestone comes as WHO warns funding shortages could weaken vaccination campaigns across Africa, where 168 million children received at least one polio-vaccine dose from January to September. Hepatitis B Study Halted: A controversial trial that would have delayed the birth dose for half of 14,000 newborns will not proceed after Guinea-Bissau’s government refused authorization, a researcher said. Judicial police searched the Bandim Health Project’s offices and seized vaccine doses as part of an investigation; police said the seizure alone does not indicate problems with vaccine quality, safety or effectiveness.
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