Quest for HIV vaccine continues after latest trial fails

A person holds an experimental HIV vaccine in Shoshaguve near Pretoria, South Africa, on November 30, 2016. US health authorities said on February 3, 2020 they were halting a trial in South Africa of an experimental HIV vaccine after it proved ineffective at preventing the infection. PHOTO | MUJAHID SAFODIEN | AFP

Washington,

US health authorities said Monday they were halting a trial in South Africa of an experimental HIV vaccine after it proved ineffective at preventing the infection.