India begins clinical trial of AIDS vaccine

India on Monday began its first human clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to prevent human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said in New Delhi.

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"The trial is being conducted by a partnership between the government and International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in Pune," he said.

The vaccine is being tested on 30 volunteers in the first phase of the trial, Ramadoss said.