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Article: Q&A: SEARCH FOR HIV/AIDS VACCINE PROCEEDS, DESPITE SETBACK
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
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- November 28, 2007
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Nergui Manalsuren
Inter Press Service English News Wire
11-28-2007
NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- One of the world's most
promising large-scale HIV vaccine trials was shut down in September
after it became clear that the drug was failing to block the virus.
It was a profoundly disappointing moment in the decades-long
quest for a vaccine, especially when researchers learned that the
vaccine may have even increased the vulnerability of some test
volunteers to contracting HIV.
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), headquartered
in New York, is an important player in conducting and promoting
vaccine research, through partnerships with more than 40 academic,
biotechnology, ...