A contestant who appeared on the UK's first gay dating show is taking part in a new HIV vaccine trial.
Dan Harry, from Coatbridge, has volunteered for tests which will see him exposed to a genetically engineered replica of the infection. If successful it will help experts develop a prophylactic vaccine to stop HIV-negative people from ever contracting the virus. Mr Harry, 27, is due to get his first dose of the trial vaccine next week.
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EHVA P01 / ANRS VRI08 is a phase I, prophylactic HIV vaccine trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of HIV Clade C DREP alone and in combination with a Clade C ENV protein in healthy HIV-uninfected adults.
Paris, 22 November, 2022 – The European HIV Vaccine Alliance (EHVA) announces that the EHVA T02 / ANRS VRI07 trial, a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase II trial evaluating an investigational therapeutic HIV vaccine and immunotherapy drug, vedolizumab, for people living with HIV has been halted. The trial was initially planned to take place in France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Paris, 30 June, 2022 – The European HIV Vaccine Alliance (EHVA) announces the start of the EHVA T02 / ANRS VRI07 trial, a phase II placebo-controlled randomised trial that will evaluate an experimental therapeutic HIV vaccine and an immunotherapy drug vedolizumab for people living with HIV. The trial is scheduled to take place at sites in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Dr. Charles Boucher.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research |