Australian vaccine from University of Queenslands on coronavirus has been stopped due to the exhibition of false positive results of HIV. Due to which the clinical trials have been halted
The vaccine candidate was made in collaboration with Australian global biotech company CSL using a protein and adjuvant platform with spike protein of COVID-19 and a molecular joint/clamp. In addition to this a small part or component from HIV which is not able to infect or replicate in people is also used.
A partial antibody response is found in patients against that HIV component of the vaccine and the reason is not clear.