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                          July 12, 2022

       Geert Kersten
       Chief Executive Officer
       CEL-SCI Corporation
       8229 Boone Blvd. #802
       Vienna, Virginia 22182

                                                        Re: CEL-SCI Corporation
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form S-3
                                                            Filed July 1, 2022
                                                            File No. 333-265995

       Dear Mr. Kersten:

              This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not
review your registration
       statement.

               Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for
acceleration. We remind you
       that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
       disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

                                                        Please contact Joshua
Gorsky at 202-551-7836 with any questions.




                          Sincerely,


                          Division of Corporation Finance

                          Office of Life Sciences
       cc:                                              William T. Hart, Esq.