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AIDSinfo: Overview of Vaccines

Internet URL

http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/vaccines/  

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Sponsoring Agency

AIDSinfo

Description

Information on preventive and therapeutic HIV/AIDS vaccine research is found in this section. Preventive vaccines are for HIV-negative individuals; they are to prevent HIV infection. Therapeutic vaccines are for HIV-positive individuals; they are to improve the immune system. Currently no HIV/AIDS vaccines are approved for use; however, many are in clinical trial studies.

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Review Date

3/15/2007

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