An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. A health worker takes a blood sample from a woman to perform a rapid HIV test in Venezuela in 2021.
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An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. A health worker takes a blood sample from a woman to perform a rapid HIV test in Venezuela in 2021.
Mandatory Credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images

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HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: 'An important step forward'

An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. The findings suggest that a two-dose regimen of the vaccine, given eight weeks apart, can elicit immune responses against the human immunodeficiency virus.