Researchers Voice 'Frustration' at Failed HIV Vaccine Trial
An interim analysis determined that the regimen was not effective in preventing infections, compared with placebo.
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An interim analysis determined that the regimen was not effective in preventing infections, compared with placebo.
Vaccine hesitancy or systemic racism? Jun 23,2021 - Last updated at Jun 23,2021 By Tian Johnson, Stephaun E. Wallace and Maaza Seyoum JOHANNESBURG/SEATTLE/ADDIS ABABA — When the United States began to roll out COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year, uptake in black communities lagged behind their white counterparts. Many assumed this was by choice: the history of medical abuses against them had supposedly left African-Americans mistrustful of the public-health intervention. A similar vaccine hesitancy has also purportedly hampered efforts to vaccinate African populations. But this narrative ...