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Sars-cov-2 is an easy virus. We still can't create a vaccine against HIV (but we have some ideas).
by trackerme 5y ago
Sars-cov-2 is an easy virus.
We still can't create a vaccine against HIV (but we have some ideas).
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoOxford University has started a first stage trial for a HIV vaccine based on the same research as their Covid 19 vaccine (mRNA), it's looking very promising. The mRNA vaccines didn't spring up out of nowhere, they are the culmination of ~20 years of research into mRNA vaccines.
- samatman 5y agoA better (by which I mean more accurate) framing is that HIV is a very difficult virus. It hides inside the immune system itself! It writes itself into your DNA! Diabolical stuff when you think about it.
- sjwalter 5y agoIt's also really, really easy to avoid getting HIV.