Researchers claim that the development of an HIV vaccine is progressing.

A medical professional injects a patient while holding a syringe filled with the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre located in a mall in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on February 24, 2021. — File/Reuters

Israeli medical professionals have created a medication that, when injected, has the potential to be a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

According to Dr. Adi Barzel of Tel Aviv University, the researchers created type B white blood cells outside of the body, a procedure that has only been successful a few times.

These genetically modified cells trigger the immune system to produce antibodies that block HIV.

In a university statement, Dr. Barzel stated, "Based on this study, we may hope that over the future years we will be able to manufacture a treatment for AIDS, additional infectious diseases, and specific types of cancer caused by a virus, such as cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, and more."

There is currently no permanent therapy for the potentially lethal virus, despite the fact that there are a number of medications that can mitigate its symptoms. But there is hope for HIV patients thanks to this new method of treatment.