Human trials set for experimental HIV vaccine
WEDNESDAY, June 6, 2018 -- An experimental HIV vaccine protected animals from dozens of strains of HIV. And a human trial of the vaccine is expected to begin in the second half of 2019, according to U.S. researchers.
The vaccine targets a vulnerable site on HIV -- the virus that causes AIDS -- and triggered antibody production in mice, guinea pigs and monkeys, according to researchers with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
The scientists "used their detailed knowledge of the structure of HIV to find an unusual site of vulnerability on the virus and design a novel and potentially powerful vaccine," NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an agency news release.
"This elegant study is a potentially important step forward in the ongoing quest to develop a safe and effective HIV vaccine," he added.
Read more: https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2018/06/06/Human-trials-set-for-experimental-HIV-vaccine/2861528326488/
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