A clinical trial for an HIV vaccine has been discontinued since the vaccine was not found to prevent infections of the virus that causes AIDS
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Searching for the cure to AIDS 03:28The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases or NIAID, which sponsored the trial, announced on Monday that the study taking place in South Africa was halted after an independent data and safety monitoring board found the vaccine to be ineffective in preventing HIV. NIAID noted that the board did not express any concerns about safety."An HIV vaccine is essential to end the global pandemic, and we hoped this vaccine candidate would work.
This trial wasn't the only investigation into approaches to prevent HIV. The National Institutes of Health has invested in two other late-stage, multinational HIV vaccine trails, both testing a novel vaccine regimen, among other HIV prevention trials.Additionally, the use of a daily pill to prevent HIV infection called PrEP rose almost 500% from 2014 to 2017 in the United States, according to research published in July by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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