Which country has launched a clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccines based on mRNA platform?

  • A. Japan
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Russia
  • D. USA

Correct Answer: D. USA

The US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate three experimental HIV vaccines based on a messenger RNA (mRNA) platform. It is the technology used in several approved COVID-19 vaccines. This study named HVTN 302 is sponsored by NIAID while the NIAID-funded HIV Vaccine Trials Network is conducting the trial.

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