GUINEA-BISSAU STOPS VACCINE STUDY FUNDED BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. (PHOTO).

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 Guinea-Bissau stops vaccine study funded by Trump administration Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side effects of the life-saving hepatitis B vaccine, including any links to autism. The West African country, one of the region's poorest, has high rates of hepatitis B, and the prospective study had drawn an outcry from scientists and international health bodies because only half the newborns in the trial would get the vaccine at birth. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said it was not ethical. Guinea-Bissau last month suspended the trial pending an ethical review. Critics had said it was being used to test theories linking vaccines to autism, long promoted by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr but contradicted by scientific evidence. Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo Vieira said in an interview on Tuesday that the study had been closed, citing concer...

BOKO HARAM BEHEADS 11 LOGGERS IN BRUTAL AMBUSH IN BORNO STATE. (PHOTO).


Boko Haram Beheads 11 Loggers in Brutal Ambush in Borno State

In a horrifying incident on Monday near Bale village in Damboa LGA, suspected Boko Haram members riding camels ambushed and beheaded 11 local wood loggers.
 
The victims, who were working at their charcoal site, faced a merciless attack, with six bodies found dismembered at the scene around 5 pm.

A vigilant source from the area, part of the local vigilante group, disclosed that the attackers ignored pleas for mercy and killed six loggers instantly. The group also revealed that they discovered 15 camel footprints, indicating the assailants’ mode of transportation.

While some loggers managed to escape, the fate of five others remains unknown. The vigilantes, in collaboration with soldiers, are actively searching the area. The recovered bodies have been laid to rest following Islamic rites.

This incident underscores the ongoing threat posed by Boko Haram in the region, prompting increased security measures and efforts to safeguard vulnerable communities.

 

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