Moderna has begun the early stages of its HIV mRNA vaccine trials. They have teamed up with the nonprofit organization, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), to develop the injection. They are using the same technology used to develop their COVID-19 vaccine, according to Moderna’s public announcement on Jan. 27, 2022. Phase I of the trial […]
Every December 1, many people worldwide come together to spread awareness about AIDS, which is short for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome and is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). AIDS causes a weak immune system and is a pandemic disease. World AIDS Day is observed annually to support the people living with the disease […]
Binyavanga Wainaina, a gay award-winning author and activist died on May 21, 2019. He was 48 years old. Wainaina died in a hospital in Nairobi after suffering from a short illness. In 2015, he suffered from a stroke. In 2002 Wainaina won for African writing the Caine Prize for “Discovering Home” which was a short […]
