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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 2:09 pm
One of the biggest hurdles in developing an HIV vaccine is coaxing the body to produce the right kind of immune cells and antibodies. In most vaccines, HIV proteins are attached to a larger protein scaffolding that mimics a virus. Then, a person's immune system produces a range of antibodies that recognize different bits of those proteins. Often, however, some of those antibodies react not to HIV itself, but to the scaffold used to deliver the vaccine.
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02- ... s-hiv.html
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02- ... s-hiv.html