BREAKING: Australian COVID vaccine trial cancelled - UQ and CSL abandon trials due to 'unexpected' false positives for HIV.
The vaccine was one of four the Government has made agreements to purchase.
The vaccine would not have caused infection and tests proved no HIV virus was present following false positives.
The Government will now look to the AstraZeneca vaccine for Australians.
PM: The likelihood of all vaccines to work was low; it's no surprise.
Pfizer vaccine also on track to be eventually administered in Australia.
The decision to not purchase UQ and CSL vaccine was due to fears the HIV positive revelation would scare Australians away from taking the vaccine.
The clinical trial will continue to finish and follow up and monitor and take appropriate samples from all the participants.
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