Moderna begins human clinical trials for mRNA HIV vaccine
14 Feb 2022
CGTN
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It's been almost 40 years since scientists discovered HIV is the cause of AIDS.
Since then, scientists have tried to develop a vaccine to protect against HIV, without success.
But clinical trials for a new HIV vaccine using mRNA technology are now underway and that's causing some to be hopeful.
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