‘I Kissed A Boy’ contestant Dan Harry joins novel HIV vaccine trial
I Kissed A Boy has been talking about his participation in a HIV vaccine trial.Dan Harry, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, featured in the gay dating-based show, filmed in Italy, earlier this year.
He entered during episode 4 and exited in episode 8. He partnered up with Ollie King. However, they recently announced they had split.
Harry is taking part in the Europe-based EHVA P01 trial. It was launched last year. Harry has also been working with the Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s largest sexual health charity, to raise awareness around HIV prevention.“My blood will be taken,” he told Pink News, explaining how the study works, “and then we test on it.“Then I will be given three doses of this vaccine, which is basically a genetically modified [virus] that’s made to look and feel like HIV.
I’ll be given three doses of that over the course of the next 12 months.“I’ll be keeping a diary as to how that makes me feel and what happens.“We’ll see, progress and develop over that over 12 months as to how the vaccine impacts my body.”A post shared by DAN HARRY (@danharrypr)Harry talked to Gay Times about his reasons for wanting to take part in the trial.
