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Vaccines provide safe, cost-effective, and efficient means of preventing illness, disability, and death from infectious diseases. NIAID conducts and supports research on new and improved vaccines and is a worldwide leader in the basic immunology research that underpins all vaccine research and development.
Research to Advance Safety (R01 and R21)
Vaccine Research Center (VRC) Boosts Research on Vaccines for HIV and Other Diseases
NIAID to Fund Broad Range of Basic HIV Vaccine Discovery Research—Aug. 29, 2008
NIAID Media Availability: NIAID Describes Challenges, Prospects for an HIV Vaccine—Aug. 27, 2008
NIAID Media Availability: NIAID Announces Revised Priorities for HIV Vaccine Research—July 24, 2008
NIAID Media Availability: Scientists Discover How Common Vaccine Booster Works—May 21, 2008
All vaccine news and events
Volunteer for NIAID-funded clinical studies related to vaccines on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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