Moderna Launches Clinical Trial of Its mRNA HIV Vaccine
[link:https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/moderna-begins-clinical-trial-of-its-mrna-hiv-vaccine/3521494/|
Moderna and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) administered the first doses of their experimental HIV vaccine on Thursday, marking the beginning of their clinical trial’s first phase.
The biotechnology company teamed up with the nonprofit to develop the new vaccine using so-called messenger RNA, the same novel technology used in making Moderna and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines. MRNA works by teaching human cells to produce proteins that trigger immune responses.
"We are tremendously excited to be advancing this new direction in HIV vaccine design with Moderna's mRNA platform," said IAVI CEO Mark Feinberg in a statement announcing the program. "The search for an HIV vaccine has been long and challenging, and having new tools in terms of immunogens and platforms could be the key to making rapid progress toward an urgently needed, effective HIV vaccine."
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We need a vaccine for HIV and there have been so many that have not worked. I hope this is the one.
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