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US health authorities said Monday they were halting a trial in South Africa of an experimental HIV vaccine after it proved ineffective at preventing the infection.

In order to ensure the safety of the participants, they were also provided access to prophylactics including oral pre-exposure prophylaxis , a medication that when taken daily has been shown to be highly effective at preventing HIV infection.

It found that 129 HIV infections occurred among the vaccine recipients, and 123 HIV infections occurred among the placebo recipients, and the trial was therefore called off. Several other trials are currently underway to find a vaccine. One is being carried out in sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa; another involves multiple sites in North America, South America and Europe.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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