“The vaccine builds on technology developed by Moderna during their COVID-19 vaccine production, with the goal of using mRNA to boost HIV immunogens and prevent the virus from disabling B cells, which are essential to fighting disease.”
The first shots went in at George Washington University. This is an early safety trial, not proof that anything works. HIV vaccines have failed in trials for nearly forty years. The mRNA platform is new, and that is the only real reason for hope here.