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House Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B study

Top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the agency’s funding of a controversial hepatitis B clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau. The CDC awarded $1.6 million last year to Danish researchers to conduct the study in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in West...

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The Hill· Oct 22, 10:03 PMHouse Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B study

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