Moderna enters clinical trials for HIV vaccine

[Sherman A1]

COLUMBIA (MO) — For Cale Mitchell, an HIV vaccine has always been a dream. Mitchell is the executive director at Spectrum Health Care and was excited to see Moderna has entered clinical trials for their early-stage HIV vaccine.

“I saw in real-time what was happening. I saw the people finding out that they were diagnosed with HIV and died," Mitchell said.

Mitchell was in his late teens during the HIV epidemic, and he always knew he would help people. In 2004, he joined Spectrum Health Care and started helping people with HIV.

“I was drawn to that work and that population because there was so much stigma, unnecessary stigma, uneducated stigma against the population," he said.

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/moderna-enters-clinical-trials-for-hiv-vaccine

[badhair77]

1. Here's hoping it's successful. Just the possibility is great news.

[LonePirate]

2. I hope this trial is successful but I'm realistic based on past efforts.

Granted, this vaccine trial is the first I am aware of that uses mRNA technology so we're not dealing with an apples-to-apples comparison with previous vaccine attempts. If nothing else, may this vaccine bring us closer than we ever have in combatting this scourge.