HIV-related news in brief from the March 2007 edition of Positive Living.
Preventative vaccines
A preventative vaccine for HIV would partially or completely protect people who were vaccinated from HIV infection. At present, there is no vaccine for HIV, despite several promising vaccines being trialled.
See also: Therapeutic Vaccines.
Stepping up to the plate
From the July 2006 issue of Positive Living
Volunteers are now being sought for the clinical trial of an experimental preventive HIV vaccine. People at high risk of contracting HIV, aged between 18 and 45, who live in Sydney are eligible for the trial. Home-grown vaccine disappoints
From the October 2004 issue of Positive Living
A preliminary analysis of an Australian-developed HIV vaccine has produced disappointing results and the likely cancellation of a planned second study.
‘Double whammy’ vaccine on trial
From the June 2003 issue of Positive Living
The first human trials of an Australian-developed preventive HIV vaccine have commenced in Sydney, with volunteers being recruited.
Call for review of controversial AIDS vaccine trial
From the April 2003 issue of Positive Living
A coalition of AIDS activist groups in the United States is calling for an independent review of the results of the AIDSVAX vaccine trial, amid claims that VaxGen Inc, the company running the trial, may have overstated the vaccine’s effectiveness in some racial groups.
Vaccines: the udder truth
From the February 2003 issue of Positive Living
The extraordinary, perplexing and at times alarming tale of a country doctor, a milkmaid, a cow named Blossom and a very lucky young boy.