Feb 23, 2021
First-in-human clinical trial confirms HIV vaccine approach
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: biotech/medical
A phase 1 clinical trial testing a novel vaccine approach to prevent HIV has produced promising results, IAVI and Scripps Research announced today. The vaccine showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells needed to start the process of generating antibodies against the fast-mutating virus; the targeted response was detected in 97 percent of participants who received the vaccine.