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Trial HIV vaccine cuts infection

Source: BBC

Bangkok : Thailand | 2 months ago

It reduced by 31% the volunteers' risk of contracting HIV, the virus that leads to Aids. The findings have been described as a significant scientific breakthrough but a worldwide vaccine is some way off. The study was carried out over seven years on volunteers in some of Thailand's most badly-affected...

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