Australia has become the first country to abandon a vaccine attempt, scrapping a $750 million project after the shot wrongly gave some people positive HIV test results *****fqOwh72Xi4
— Science Insider (@SciInsider) December 11, 2020
B R E A K I N G : Reports Countries Immediately Halt Vaccines Due to Severe Side Effects: False HIV Positive’s, Paralysis
— Practical Intuition® (@Practicalintuit) December 11, 2020
“Australia has become the first country...after the shot wrongly gave some people positive HIV test results.”*****wJ5bBJ6dWB#Australia #Britain pic.twitter.com/o664E7tZyG
- Australia has scrapped a $750 million project after some participants in a vaccine trial falsely tested positive for HIV.
- It is the first time a country has abandoned a vaccine attempt.
- Health Minister Greg Hunt said Friday the trial vaccine, developed by the University of Queensland and the biotech firm CSL, "triggered an antibody response that could interfere with HIV screening."
- The University of Queensland said the trial vaccine had shown promising signs in combating COVID-19 and that "routine follow up tests confirmed there is no HIV virus present."
- To compensate for the cancellation, Australia has increased its orders of vaccines developed by AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Novavax, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
