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Majengo Vaccine Trial Ended

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cgdadmin
April 28, 2005

Efforts to salvage the "Majengo" vaccine - the vaccine candidate based on the apparent natural immunity of prostitutes in Kenya's Majengo slums - are ending, following a continued lack of success.See full article in AllAfrica.com.

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