Australia Scraps Billion Dollar Coronavirus Vaccine After Participants Test HIV Positive

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The Australian Government has scrapped a billion dollar coronavirus vaccine agreement with Australian biotech company CSL Limited to supply 51 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland after several trial participants returned false positive HIV test results.

Australia Scraps Billion Dollar Coronavirus Vaccine After Participants Test HIV Positive | GreatGameIndia

 

[WaterSong]

That is heart wrenching. And helps to serve as a warning to the world I'd hope.
Does Australia allow for lawsuits against the vaccine manufacturer(s) and by the victims who tested positive for HIV?
God be with them all.

 

[Rita]

It says false positives, so they didn’t have HIV , they didn’t invest because they didn’t think people would want the vaccine as a result.

 

[WaterSong]

Yes, a false positive. But the falsity was determined after. And why did these 216 volunteers test "false" positive?
[sic]"...The issue stems from the use of an HIV protein to stabilize UQ’s molecular clamp vaccine."
Australia ends COVID-19 vaccine trials due to HIV antibody positives
Which is why I pray God be with all those volunteers. And why I think this case serves as a warning.
Any other vaccines out there using an HIV protein to stabilize a molecular clamp vaccine?
UQ/CSL knew COVID clamp could sink vaccine

 

[Josho]

I am glad our country is being cautious and not rushing with vaccines.