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COVID-19 is not caused by a retrovirus. Our inability to develop a vaccine for HIV is not very relevant as they are very different viruses. The development of
by chimprich 7y ago
COVID-19 is not caused by a retrovirus.
Our inability to develop a vaccine for HIV is not very relevant as they are very different viruses.
The development of this vaccine has not been from a standing start. From the article: "The Oxford team has already developed a vaccine against Mers, another type of coronavirus, using the same approach - and that had promising results in clinical trials.".