THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ABANDONED A COVID-19 VACCINE DEVELOPED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND AND BIOTECH FIRM CSL AFTER PARTICIPANTS IN A CLINICAL TRIAL FALSELY TESTED POSITIVE FOR HIV; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
Scientists warned participants that the vaccine could possibly generate a partial immune response to a protein fragment used to stabilize the vaccine, which is also found in HIV; Alleged News. [1]
This is not the first time a Covid-19 vaccine has given cause to worry about HIV; Alleged News. [1] In October 2020, a group of researchers warned that some vaccines currently in development could cause an increased risk of recipients acquiring HIV; Alleged News. [1]
[1] Australia drops promising Covid-19 vaccine after volunteers falsely tested positive for HIV, Alleged News
With thanks to forbes.com
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