8bitfuture:

HIV vaccine starting trials this month.

The first phase of clinical trials is set to begin this month on a new HIV vaccine, after passing preliminary toxicology tests with no problems.

The vaccine is different from previous attempts, as it uses whole samples of dead viruses to stimulate an immune response, without them contracting the disease. 

The three phases of the trials are:

Phase 1. Beginning in January 2012, this phase will involve 30 HIV-positive people on whom safety will be retested.

Phase 2. This phase will examine immune responses in humans and will involve 600 HIV-negative people who are at high risk of contracting the AIDS virus.

Phase 3. This phase will determine the efficacy of the vaccine and will involve 6,000 HIV-negative volunteers at high risk of contracting the virus.

(Source: The Huffington Post, via 8bitfuture)

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