S.Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine

S.Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 30, 2016 - South Africa on Wednesday launched a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus, which scientists hope could be the "final nail in the coffin" for the disease. More than 30 years of efforts to develop an effective vaccine for HIV have not borne fruit, but for the first time since the virus was identified in 1983, scientists think they have found a promising candid ... more

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