Experimental HIV vaccine tested in SA doesn’t work
The results were not only disappointing in terms of vaccine research, but also showed SA’s alarmingly high prevalence of HIV
03 February 2020 - 15:42
In a blow to global HIV vaccine research, scientists have halted a large SA trial testing an experimental shot, after a routine review found it does not work. There is no evidence it caused any harm.
More than 35 years after the virus was first identified, there is still no cure for HIV, and an effective vaccine remains elusive...
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