Researchers Warn COVID-19 Vaccines May Cause HIV Infection

Covid-19 vaccines currently in development could increase the risk of acquiring HIV, warned a group of researchers in the The Lancet medical journal, potentially leading to an increase in infections.

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Researchers Warn COVID-19 Vaccines May Cause HIV Infection

The researchers warn of a “cautionary tale” from efforts to create an HIV vaccine over a decade ago, where a promising vaccine candidate actually increased the risk of some men catching the virus.

The vaccine made use of a modified virus — called adenovirus 5 (Ad5) — as a vector to transport some of HIV’s genetic material into the body.

Ad5 is used as a vector in some Covid-19 vaccines —  Science identifies four such candidates that are currently undergoing clinical trials in various countries around the world, inc...

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