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Article: AIDSVAX is safe, but efficacy question remains.
- Article from:
- AIDS Alert
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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AIDSVAX is safe, but efficacy question remains
VaxGen founder discusses quest for AIDS vaccine
(Editor's note: AIDS Alert asked Donald P. Francis, MD, DSc, president and co-founder of VaxGen of Brisbane, CA, to answer questions about his companys phase III clinical trials of AIDSVAX, the AIDS vaccine that is furthest along in development. In the interview below, Francis describes the current status of AIDSVAX and the obstacles that still must be overcome before a successful AIDS vaccine is brought to market. Francis previously has worked as an infectious disease investigator with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and was ...