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AIDS vaccine research: a decline in funding for the first time since 2000

AIDS vaccine research: a decline in funding for the first time since 2000

According to the 5th Annual Report of the HIV Vaccines and Microbicide Resource Tracking Working Group, investments in biomedical HIV prevention R&D have dropped for the first time since 2000. It is a ‘research field altered by changing scientific priorities and likely influenced by the global financial downturn that began in 2008.’ USA, the [...]
AIDS Universal Vaccine is Impossible

AIDS Universal Vaccine is Impossible

The AIDS virus mutates differently in every area of the world, making it impossible to find a universal vaccine against HIV. So goes the latest findings regarding the efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine. After decades and billions of dollars in research funds for vaccine development, the scenario is bleak. It seems that vaccine for AIDS is more suited [...]