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> How exactly would they go about and test if it works on humans?

Presumably, the same as the other HIV vaccines that are in trials.

> Are there people who volunteer to get infected with HIV?

There are people who volunteer for vaccine trials. They don't need to volunteer to get infected with HIV -- basically, you get a large enough experimental and control group, study risk factors in the groups, and track infection rates, and evaluate whether, based on that, the vaccine reduces infection rates.



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