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HIV vaccine: Historic trial begins

History will be made this week, when the first participant in a large-scale HIV vaccine trial receives a shot of the vaccine, designed to prevent a strain of HIV prevalent in southern Africa. Although vaccines are not...

1 November, 2016

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African HIV trials could create world’s first vaccine

South Africa is on track to produce the world’s first licensed HIV/AIDS vaccine. During the 21st International AIDS Conference in South Africa last month (18-22 July ), Glenda Gray, president of the South African...

19 August, 2016

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The Lancet: Trial confirms Ebola vaccine candidate safe and equally immunogenic in Africa

Two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent Ebola virus and the closely related Marburg virus are safe, and generated a similar immune response in healthy Ugandan adults as reported in healthy US adults earlier this year...

26 December, 2014

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Ebola vaccine cAd3-EBO raises hopes in first trial

Good news has been rare when it comes to the Ebola outbreak. Now, there’s a glimmer of hope. One vaccine has yielded promising results in humans – even if it has its drawbacks. For months, bad news –...

1 December, 2014

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