CDC Awards Grant for Studying Hepatitis B Vaccine in African Country

University of Southern Denmark researchers are using the money for a trial of hepatitis B vaccination at birth in Guinea-Bissau.

A mother in Somalia waits to have her child vaccinated against hepatitis B in a file image. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is helping fund a study to test the effects of early hepatitis B vaccination in Guinea-Bissau, a country in West Africa, the agency said on Dec. 18.

The CDC is granting $1.6 million to the University of Southern Denmark, according to a funding notice.