{"id":16457,"date":"2021-02-06T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/?p=16457"},"modified":"2021-02-07T18:19:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T18:19:06","slug":"why-did-we-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-so-quickly-but-there-is-still-no-vaccine-for-hiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/16457","title":{"rendered":"Why did we get a COVID-19 vaccine so quickly, but there is still no vaccine for HIV?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several answers to this question – and many people arr asking this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Money and funding played a big part. More resources were focused on COVID-19. Whether rightly or wrongly, the urgency of COVID-19 led to a much larger budget. Luckily, this has been more effective than anyone first hoped.<\/p>\n

There was rapid and close collaboration – between researchers, drug companies,\u00a0health authorities and governments. Together of course with thousands of people who joined studies around the world.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 is also and easier viral infection than HIV. SARS-CoV-2 does not hide inside the our DNA like HIV. The COVID-19 virus is also more stable. HIV changes very quickly to evade every vaccine so far invented.<\/p>\n

But the question about HIV could be asked for every other infection where we are still waiting for a vaccine or for better treatment.<\/p>\n

HIV does have at least 30 approved treatments. These mean we can now lead long and healthy lives.<\/p>\n

The scientific advances made with COVID-19 will help other vaccines though, including HIV.\u00a0For example, Moderna, the company behind one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, plans to use the same advances for HIV. See this press release from 11 January 2021<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is one of more than 60 questions about COVID vaccines. It was produced by and for people living with HIV.
\nQ&A on COVID vaccines: are they safe and effective?
\n<\/strong>https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/16330<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This answer was updated on 6 February 2021 from an original post on 22 December 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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