COVID-19 Vaccines from Russia, China: “An Ad5-Based Vaccine Could Increase Chances of Contracting HIV”
August 31st, 2020Via: Reuters:
Some scientists also worry an Ad5-based vaccine could increase chances of contracting HIV.
In a 2004 trial of a Merck & Co Ad5-based HIV vaccine, people with pre-existing immunity became more, not less, susceptible to the virus that causes AIDS.
Researchers, including top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a 2015 paper, said the side effect was likely unique to HIV vaccines. But they cautioned that HIV incidence should be monitored during and after trials of all Ad5-based vaccines in at-risk populations.
