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African study triggers HIV vaccine hopes – PerthNow
The discovery of a rare group of people with controlled HIV in Africa could lead to new treatments, including a vaccine to eliminate the virus.
Scientists could be on the cusp of developing new HIV treatments, including a vaccine, to eliminate the virus that triggered fear across Australia three decades ago.
At the peak of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the early 1990s, about 1,000 Australians died each year, with millions of people infected globally.
About 30,000 people remain infected across the country in 2021, however, there’s been a rise in transmissions among heterosexuals in recent years.
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