Scientists in Uganda begins tests on HIV/AIDS vaccine designed for East African strain of the disease: Ugandan researchers have begun testing an AIDS vaccine specifically designed for a strain of the disease common in East Africa, the lead researcher said Wednesday. Dr. Ponsiano Kaleebu said his team at the government-run Uganda Virus Research Institute gave two Ugandan volunteers the first injection Monday. The vaccine is a two-step process that involves first delivering the genetic information on HIV, then using a weakened smallpox virus to carry the information to cells. It does not contain HIV and so cannot cause infection with the virus that causes AIDS.
Posted by iain at February 12, 2003 11:00 AM
