This Week in Virology

TWiV 52: Scott Hammer, MD on AIDS vaccines

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Created on Sunday, 04 October 2009 22:55

Written by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Scott Hammer, MD

Vincent and Dr. Scott Hammer talk about different types of AIDS vaccines and how they are tested in clinical trials.

Links for this episode:

• PAVE 100 trial cancelled
• HIV vaccine shows promise for the first time
• Description of the Thailand AIDS program
• NEJM review on why AIDS vaccine is difficult (pdf)
• Arguments for the AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand
• International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

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