Day: August 19, 2021

Aug 19
Human Trials of HIV Vaccine Could Start As Early As Tomorrow

The Moderna HIV vaccine is modelled on the same technology as their COVID vaccination. American pharmaceutical company Moderna will begin human trials of a new mRNA (Messenger RNA) HIV vaccine this week. The vaccine is a collaboration between Moderna, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Clinical Trials […]

Aug 19
Anti-Gay Law Rejected In Uganda

Proposed anti-gay legislation that would have added to Uganda’s wide range of anti-LGBTQ+ laws has been rejected by President, Yoweri Museveni. The Sexual Offences Bill which includes the punishment of 10-years in prison for same-sex couples who perform acts against the “order of nature” or anal sex between people of any gender along with other […]