The University of Queensland-CSL vaccine trial was terminated amid concerns that it could interfere with HIV diagnosis. The company will now produce more units of rival vaccine AstraZeneca instead.
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The result prompted the government to axe plans to purchase millions of doses of the candidate vaccine and instead increase orders of alternatives from AstraZeneca and Novax.
Department of Health Secretary Brendan Murphy says Australia is in a good place with its vaccine strategy despite one being abandoned after multiple trial participants returned false positive HIV test results.