Update (01/12/2016): The HVTN 702 trial has been started, making it the first HIV vaccine efficacy study in 7 years worldwide. Results are expected in late 2020. Originally published 25/07/2016 A Phase IIb/III trial for an experimental HIV vaccine just started in South Africa. The therapy, co-funded by the NIH and the Gates Foundation, is a combination … Continue reading UPDATE: The HIV Frontier starts Phase III Vaccine trials in South Africa