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According to official estimates that
there are about 650,000 HIV positive people in China, 75,000 of whom
are living with AIDS. And now the Chinese government is
strengthening cooperation with NGOs to get better access to anti-AIDS
medicines. (Photo: CCTV)
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At least 800 vollunteers needed for
AIDS vaccine trials
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 800 volunteers
will be needed for China's second and third phases of AIDS vaccine trials,
health officials said Friday.
The second phase of clinical trials of China's AIDS
vaccine would need at least 300 volunteers and the third phase at least 500,
said Sang Guowei, director of the National Institute for the Control of
Pharmaceutical and Biological Products.
Sang revealed the plan at a press conference held
jointly by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) and Ministry of Science
and Technology.
The later trials would involve the participation of
high-risk groups, said Chen Jie, deputy director of the Guangxi Regional Center
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Full story <<<
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