Moderna to start testing new HIV vaccines

Study participants will be adults aged 18-50 who haven’t been diagnosed with HIV.

Researchers hope the success of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines will grow to include an HIV vaccine.

Another COVID-19 vaccine maker,Johnson & Johnson, is currently testing a vaccine for HIV.

There were37.7 millionpeople living with HIV globally in 2020, according to United Nations data.

Moderna didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.