Nany Maree
Fifty-one million doses ordered. Then a test came back positive that nobody saw coming. Or did they?
The University of Queensland and CSL vaccine has been abandoned. Some of the 120 Brisbane volunteers returned false-positive HIV results. Follow-up tests confirmed no one had the virus. The vaccine's antibodies were tripping up certain HIV tests, and CSL says volunteers were warned of that before the trial began.
The government will buy 20 million more AstraZeneca doses instead, plus Pfizer. Greg Hunt says the contracts allowed for it. Scott Morrison says it was "not a surprise".
Not a surprise. I read that line twice. So when did they know, and why are we hearing it now? Mind you, the scientists said "devastated" out loud. I'll always trust honest people more.
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2020-12-11
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