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South Africa launches major new trial of vaccine

The safety of the "South African" vaccine has already been tested successfully over 18 months on 252 volunteers. More than 30 years of efforts to develop an effective vaccine for HIV have not borne ...

The near death — and last-minute reprieve — of a trial for an HIV vaccine

A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it ...
Yahoo

Biovac starts trials on South Africa's first domestically developed cholera vaccine

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South African Medical Research Council head Prof Glenda Grey administers a cholera vaccine to Shadrack Makutu, a participant in ...
The Mail & Guardian

New 10-year plan to combat foot-and-mouth disease

However, commercial farmers say that vaccine shortages and slow implementation are worsening a devastating crisis ...
WTNH

Biovac starts trials on South Africa’s first domestically developed cholera vaccine

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Researchers and scientists in South Africa on Tuesday launched clinical trials on the first domestically developed vaccine. The oral cholera vaccine, developed by the Cape ...