Re:Moderna is announcing three new vaccine programs
by someperson on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:42AM
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Definitely. I'm sure the then-flawed antibody tests would be retired and replaced with PCR tests.
Re:Moderna is announcing three new vaccine programs
by KraftKacke on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:29AM
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"PCR" doesn't mean "more precise". It's limited to viral DNA/RNA presented. I don't think there is much HIV circulating, if you're not sero-converting. HIV isn't shedding constantly.
E.g. SARS2 PCR will often fail for blood samples.
There's no reason for it to be mandatory. It's not like COVID19 or the flu where it is often transmitted through casual contact. There is simply no reason to delay/halt an HIV vaccine for just causing an false positive on a test. As you said, any effective HIV vaccine will likely have this issue so pushing forward is the only option.