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The HIV vaccine being developed in India has undergone the first phase of clinical trials and experts say no side effects have been reported.
"The first phase of clinical trials for the HIV vaccine being produced in India has already been accomplished in December 2010. It is being carried out down south with help from international agencies. No side effects have been reported," Dr V M Katoch, DG, Indian Council of Medical Research said.
"We are hopeful about this vaccine as it works on the most commonest strain of virus found in India. There is no haste in carrying out the trials. A similar vaccine produced in Thailand was found to be only 30 per cent effective. We want to make this vaccine being developed here effective," he said.