Major HIV vaccine trial halted after proving ineffective

Disappointing news in the neverending search for a vaccine against HIV. Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson announced last weekend that it was pulling the plug early on its latest trial after it became clear it wasn’t proving effective.

Janssen (J&J’s research arm) partnered with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

A spokesperson for NIAID said, “It’s not the outcome we had hoped for, unfortunately. The development of a safe and effective HIV vaccine has been a considerable scientific challenge, but we will learn from this study and continue forward.”

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