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PITTSBURGH, 2 February, 2021 - Researchers seeking to develop on-demand and behaviorally congruent HIV prevention options for people who practice anal sex are reporting the results of three early phase clinical trials of rectal microbicides at this week s HIV Research for Prevention (HIV R4P) Virtual Conference. The Phase I studies, led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Microbicide Trials Network (MTN), found both of two gel-based products well-tolerated, with higher doses of the active drugs likely required to provide protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The results are being presented at the oral abstract session, Bottoms Up: New insights about rectal infections and HIV/STI prevention, on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
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Sputnik International
By Reuters Staff
4 Min Read
Social media users have shared a video that falsely claims clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccines did not take place.
Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS
The video features a conspiracy theorist who was banned from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter in 2020 for violating policies on misinformation (here , here).
The individual states: “What about the trials, that didn’t take place. Ladies and Gentlemen, the trial is the rolling out the vaccine fake. There were no trials, you’re the trial.” (here , 1:52). This is false.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer BioNTech vaccines, which are available in the UK, went through clinical trials (here) to prove their safety and efficacy. During the trials, half of the volunteers were given the vaccine and half were given a placebo dummy treatment (here).
2021/02/01 09:37 Statues with masks placed on them seen in Wuhan in central China s Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Statues with masks placed on them seen in Wuhan in central China s Hubei province on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The team dispatched by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus has drawn mockery from some scientists after they spent a significant part of the second day of their inquest in Wuhan touring museums. It took over a year for China to allow the team to venture to Wuhan, a period during which vital evidence could have been lost or removed. Controversially, British zoologist and EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak was included among the team of experts, despite the fact that his organization has received millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and has funnele
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