Vaccine for HIV out soon

A vaccine against HIV/AIDS may soon be realized following developments of a 2009 trial in Thailand that showed great promise in preventing HIV infections, the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS announced recently. Information from the UN Information Center in Manila said that the developments on this vaccine were presented in the world AIDS vaccine day last May 18. According to the UNAIDS report, the Thailand trial called RV 144 showed a 31.2 percent vaccine efficacy in preventing HIV infections. “In 2009, results from a trial in Thailand—RV144—showed a 31.2 percent vaccine efficacy in preventing HIV infections. Although only modestly protective, the results instilled new hope that an HIV vaccine could be found and made available for populations around the world most in need of a vaccine,” UNAIDS said. “While the results were “modestly protective,” they nonetheless represented a significant scientific advance, and were the first demonstration that a vaccine can prevent HIV infection...