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Cancellation of University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine trial ‘reassuring’
News of the University of Queensland’s coronavirus vaccine trial cancellation may have sounded disappointing, but experts say it should give the public confidence in the Federal Government’s vaccine development process.
Key points:
- The cause for cancellation of the trial is not a safety issue, researchers say
- The “stigma” surrounding HIV could have impacted the public’s perception of the virus and affected uptake
- The potential of other vaccines to succeed has meant the Government was not only relying on this vaccine
An announcement was made on Friday, detailing the vaccine trial had been terminated after multiple participants returned false-positive HIV test results.
One of the project’s main researchers, Professor Paul Young, said the…
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