Is There A Vaccine For Hiv/aids?

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will ther e ever be vaccination for hiv/aids

Do you think there will ever be a vaccination for hiv/aids in the near future, which will wipe out the virus from your body once and for all?...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Unlikely that such a therapeutic vaccine will erradicate HIV from the body. It is likely that such a vaccine will be found that will stimulate the immune system to significantly suppress and control viral replication.... Read more »

Vaccines against HIV and AIDS

WHEN I TURNED ON THE CNN NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT I CAUGHT THE END OF A STORY ABOUT A NEW VACCINE THAT... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

AIDS Vaccine for HIV + Persons

Dr. Wohl,I have a very stable viral load and high cd4 count. Not requiring treatment for a while.... Read more »

Response from David Wohl, M.D. »

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Articles

Increased Research, Determination Needed in HIV/AIDS Vaccine Efforts, HIV Vaccine Enterprise Head Says

The disappointment that followed the cancellation of a Merck vaccine trial in September 2007 has been replaced by a renewed determination among the scientific community, Alan Bernstein, executive director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise ,... Read more »

Modeling Data Shows Vaccine Can Build on HIV/AIDS Prevention Tools

In this post in USAID's "IMPACTblog ," International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) President and CEO Margaret McGlynn discusses new modeling data from IAVI and the Futures Institute, with support from USAID, which "illustrates how a safe,... Read more »

United Press International Examines Vaccine Development for HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases

Researchers are "zeroing in on discovering" vaccines against HIV/AIDS and other diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, that largely affect the developing world, scientists said this week at the BIO International Convention in Boston, United... Read more »

Studies Examine Use of Modified CD4+ T Cells, Vaccine to Fight HIV/AIDS

A new therapy that involves engineering an HIV-positive individual's own immune system to fight the virus more effectively has been developed by researchers at Adaptimmune in Oxford, England, London's Guardian reports (Randerson, Guardian ,... Read more »

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AIDS VACCINE question

Posted by cassiusp

Hi Guys,

I want to get a road trip organized from south florida for a bunch of poz guys to go and participate on the trial studies going on for the HIV vaccine in DC. But before I can start this endeavor I want to get to know as much as I can about... Read more »

vaccine for AIDS

Posted by onmission, 4 Replies

Mail back to onmission@rediffmail.com for further information.

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AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Director

Posted by Anonymous

The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) is recruiting for an Executive Director to lead the organization's advocacy, education and public policy work. Position is in New York , New York.

Resume Submission Deadline:
December 3, 2003

Start Date:
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HIV Vaccine Scam

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

(article courtesy of RedFlagsDaily.com)

I told you so. I told you so in the scientific literature. I told you so on the internet. I told you that an HIV vaccine would never work.

This week, the long-awaited results from an independent trial of the... Read more »

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