See also: HIV and the Immune System; Immune-Based Therapies; and Immunizations and HIV
General Information
- Preventive HIV Vaccines (AIDSinfo) – Fact sheet with information for potential clinical trial participants on the characteristics of preventive HIV vaccines; and Spanish version
- Therapeutic HIV Vaccines (AIDSinfo) – fact sheet with information for potential clinical trial participants on the characteristics of therapeutic HIV vaccines; and Spanish version
- AVAC website – contains background information and news about HIV/AIDS vaccine development
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Information Center – contains background information and news about HIV/AIDS vaccine development
- HIV Vaccine Research (National Institute of Allergy and Infectiousness Diseases)
- Immune Restoration (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
Selected Recent Articles
- $60M in Grants to Accelerate AIDS Vaccine Development. (October 2016, Poz)
- IAVI, Selexis expand collaboration for development of HIV vaccines. (September 2016, Healio)
- HIV Vaccine Research in Mice Shows Promise. (August 2016, Poz)
- First Trials of HIV Vaccine Using Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Begin. (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
- IAVI Awarded $93M NIH Contract to Help Develop an AIDS Vaccine. (August 2016, Poz)
- Pediatric HIV Cure Studied in Infant Monkeys. (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Next Up – Country-Specific HIV Vaccines. (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
- It’s all go for a new HIV vaccine efficacy trial this year. (July 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from MedPage Today and Healio
- HIV will only be cured with combinations too, conference delegates hear. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
- Researchers Re-create Moderately Successful HIV Vaccine Trial in Monkeys. (July 2016, Poz)
- 2016 HIV Cure Update: Therapeutic Vaccines and Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Five Exciting HIV Prevention Studies We’re Paying Attention to. (June 2016, Beta Blog)
- USAID Reaffirms Commitment to HIV Vaccine and Biomedical Prevention Research and Advocacy. (June 2016, AVAC)
- $35.6M Grant to Emory University for HIV Cure and Vaccine Research. (June 2016, Poz)
- HIV Vaccine: Where Are We? (May 2016, AIDS United)
- HIV vaccine news: Antibody injection delays HIV-like infection. (May 2016, Beta Blog)
- Researchers Identify a Promising New HIV Vaccine Target. (May 2016, Poz); related coverage from Healio
- The Search Continues and Science Advances on HVAD [HIV Vaccine Awareness Day] 2016 (May 2016, AVAC); related coverage from Healio
- NIH-Led Team Discovers New HIV Vaccine Target. (May 2016, TheBody)
- Introducing the VARG [Vaccine Advocacy Resource Group]: Focusing local lens on global advocacy for HIV vaccines. (May 2016, AVAC)
- Single Antibody Shot Provides Long-Term HIV Protection in Monkeys. (May 2016, Poz)
- It May Be Possible to Vaccinate for HIV and Hepatitis C Simultaneously. (April 2016, Poz); related coverage from Healio
- Antibody Research Advances to Prevention Efficacy Trial(s): An Advocates’ Perspective. (April 2016, AVAC)
- Researchers investigate early stages of HIV-neutralizing antibody. (April 2016, Healio)
- Studies Begin to Test Long-Acting Antibody Infusions for HIV Prevention. (April 2016, Poz); related coverage from NIAID
- Reflection on bNAbs [broadly neutralizing antibodies] and Broadening the Toolbox. (March 2016, AVAC)
- TSRI scientists capture detailed picture of HIV structure. (March 2016, Healio)
- T cell control of HIV: Implications for vaccines and cure. (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference)
- Model suggests HIV vaccine still has key role in ending AIDS. (January 2016, AIDSmap)
- Toward an AIDS-Free Generation: Can Antibodies Help? (January 2016, NIH Director’s Blog)
- Modeling does the math to add up impacts of HIV answers in the works. (January 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- HIV Vaccines to Prevent and Cure: A Conversation with Dr. Aliza Norwood. (October 2015, Beta Blog)
- Why One HIV Vaccine Failed. (August 2015, Poz)
- An Update on the Pipeline of Antibodies, Long-Acting Antiretrovirals and Vaccines. (August 2015, AVAC)
- Sequential Immunizations May Be Needed for Successful HIV Vaccination. (July 2015, TheBodyPro)
- Individuals’ Genes Affected HIV Vaccine Efficacy. (July 2015, Poz)
- One step further towards an HIV vaccine: and this one performed as expected. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
- Early HIV Vaccine Studies in Animal Models Show Promise. (June 2015, Poz)
- HIV vaccine: Could a few special cells help protect millions of people? (May 2015, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
- Budget cuts threaten HIV vaccine development, say experts. (May 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- A research renaissance, the landscape and the art of science…We’re catching up on research for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. (May 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- Cautious Hope for an HIV Vaccine. (May 2015, Beta Blog)
- HIV Vaccine Boosts Effects of Antiretrovirals. (May 2015, Poz)
- HIV Researcher Questions Prevailing Wisdom About the Virus. (April 2015, Poz)
- 6 Overlooked Questions That May Hold the Key to Beating HIV. (April 2015, TheBodyPro)
- Promising Antibody That Neutralises HIV Shows Why We Shouldn’t Give Up on a Vaccine. (April 2015, TheBodyPro)
- Compound Found to Block HIV Receptors in Monkeys. (April 2015, Beta Blog)
- Neutralizing Antibodies Provide Hope for an HIV Vaccine. (February 2015, Beta Blog)
- Anti-HIV Molecule May Lead to Vaccine and Long-Acting Treatment. (February 2015, Poz)
- 10 HIV Prevention Developments to Watch in 2015. (February 2015, AVAC)
- Researchers Uncover a Likely Reason Why HIV Vaccines Backfire. (January 2015, Poz)
- Why HIV Vaccines May Be Failing. (January 2015, TheBodyPro)
- There Is a Chance to Build Upon One HIV Vaccine’s Moderate Success. (November 2014, Poz)
- Groundbreaking HIV vaccine’s effects were real – and could be made to work better. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
- Research for Prevention conference opens with real hope for an HIV vaccine. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
- Failed Pediatric HIV Vaccines May Offer Protection After All. (October 2014, Poz)
- New HIV Antibody Target Could Aid a Vaccine, Treatment or PrEP. (September 2014, Poz)
- Monkey HIV Vaccine Success Opens Door for Human Trials. (September 2014, Poz)
- Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies May Control HIV Without ARVs. (August 2014, Poz)
- Novel immune-suppressant vaccine completely blocks HIV infection in monkeys: human trials planned. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
- Powerful HIV Antibodies That May Assist a Vaccine Also Receive Assist. (August 2014, Poz)
- Powerful HIV Antibodies May Require Assist from Second Antibody to Develop. (July 2014, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- At AIDS 2014, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Discusses Key Challenges in HIV Scientific Discovery: Cure, Vaccine. (July 2014, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- World Without AIDS: Update on HIV Cure and Vaccine Research. (July 2014, TheBodyPro)
- Lens Into Specific Antibody Evolution May Foresee HIV Vaccine. (March 2014, Poz)
- A cure may need multiple components, workshop delegates hear. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
- Genetically Engineered Antibodies Protect Mice From HIV. (February 2014, Poz)
- Possible ‘Breakthrough’ in Vaccine Research. (October 2013, Poz)
- Vaccine trials – where next? (October 2013, AIDSmap)
- Unravelling the mystery of the vaccine trials. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
- How Close Are We to an Effective HIV Vaccine? (October 2013, TheBodyPro)
- Researchers see further positive results with herpes virus-based vaccines in monkeys. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
- The monkeys’ tale – how a vaccine might nip HIV in the bud. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
- Another HIV Vaccine Trial Ends in Defeat. (October 2013, Poz)
- HIV vaccine conference opens in most promising research atmosphere for years. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
- New Vaccine Clears AIDS-Causing Virus in Monkeys. (September 2013, Poz)
- HIV Vaccine Based on Whole Virus Completes Phase I Trial. (September 2013, Poz)