Human trials of an AIDS vaccine are proceeding "smoothly", nine months after the program was launched, state media reported. The last batch of 15 Chinese volunteers received the vaccine last weekend and reported no side-effects in the crucial first 24 hours. A total of 49 volunteers have now received the potential AIDS vaccine since the trials began on March 12 in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi province. Tests on the volunteers will be completed in June next year, after which a decision will be made on whether to press ahead with the program.
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