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Article: AVAC Marks 10th Anniversary With Call for Renewed Commitment for AIDS Vaccine Development
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- November 30, 2005
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NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On its 10th anniversary,
World AIDS Day 2005, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC)
renews its call for researchers, policy makers, funders, legislators,
and communities to make development of a safe, effective and
affordable AIDS vaccine a global priority.
"When AVAC began a decade ago, there was little attention or
funding for AIDS vaccine development. We are enormously encouraged by
increases in funding, expanded collaborations, and the impressive
increases in the number of countries and communities around the world
that have become involved in AIDS vaccine trials. There is growing
consensus in the field about the key scientific questions that ...