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8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 802                                 COMPANY CONTACT:
Vienna, VA  22182.  USA                                           Gavin de Windt
Telephone (703) 506-9460                                     CEL-SCI Corporation
www.cel-sci.com                                                   (703) 506-9460

          CEL-SCI ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO THE DATE OF ITS ANNUAL MEETING

Vienna,  VA, Friday,  May 12, 2017 - CEL-SCI  Corporation  (NYSE MKT: CVM) today
announced  it has changed the date for its annual  meeting  from June 9, 2017 to
June 12, 2017.

The Company's annual meeting is now scheduled for Monday, June 12, 2017 at 10:30
a.m. local time. The meeting will be held at 4820-C Seton Drive,  Baltimore,  MD
21215.  No changes  have been made to the  record  date or the  proposals  to be
brought before the annual  meeting,  which are presented in the Proxy  Statement
that the Company  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (SEC) on
April  27,  2017.  Stockholders  who have  already  submitted  a proxy or voting
instructions do not need to take any further action.

The  Company's  Proxy  Statement and Annual Report filed by the Company with the
SEC are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

About CEL-SCI Corporation

CEL-SCI's  work is focused on finding the best way to activate the immune system
to fight cancer and infectious  diseases.  The Company has operations in Vienna,
Virginia, and in/near Baltimore, Maryland.
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