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07.02.2026

Human HIV Vaccine Trial Begins With BRILLIANT 011

South Africa launches the HIV vaccine trial, BRILLIANT 01, testing a new vaccine cocktail designed to prime broadly neutralising antibodies.

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BRILLIANT 011, Cape Town, clinical trials, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, global health, HIV, HIV Prevention, HIV Vaccine, lenacapavir, PrEP, SAMRC, South Africa

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