HIV vaccine trials and tribulations

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The Lancet Infectious Disease
Nov 2009  Volume 9  Number 11  Pages 651 – 718
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current

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HIV vaccine trials and tribulations
The Lancet Infectious Diseases

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The results released on Sept 24 of the RV144 trial of a vaccine against HIV offer a glimmer of hope in a field that has experienced many disappointments. The reported vaccine efficacy of 31% for prevention of HIV infection seems promising, but still leaves the prospect of immunisation as a practical public health intervention against HIV tantalisingly out of reach.

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