HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research Information Center

The best long-term hope for controlling the AIDS epidemic is the development of safe, effective, and affordable preventive HIV vaccines.

Be the generation that ends the AIDS epidemic by supporting HIV vaccine research.

•  Currently, there is no HIV Vaccine.
•  HIV vaccines tested on humans do not cause HIV infection.
•  The safety of trial volunteers is always the top priority in HIV vaccine research.
•  HIV vaccine research is essential in the fight against AIDS along with prevention, treatment and care.
•  There is something everyone can do to help HIV vaccine research succeed.

Press

May 22, 2009 - HIV Vaccine Research Update: The State of HIV Prevention Research

May 18, 2009 - AIDS Action Observes HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: Reason to Hope

December 12, 2008 - HIV Vaccine Research Update: The HVTN 505 Study

July 18, 2008 - NIAID Decides Not to Conduct PAVE 100

June 6, 2008 - HIV Vaccine Research Update: The PAVE 100 Trial

Op-Ed: Shining My Personal Light on Vaccine Trials on HIV Awareness Day

March 15, 2008 - AIDS Action Urges Everyone to Help End the AIDS Epidemic
by Being Part of the Search for an HIV Vaccine

March 2008 - NIH Holds Summit on HIV Vaccine Research and Development

Resources

To learn more about preventive HIV vaccines and other ways that you can support the global effort to end AIDS, you can visit these sites.

DAIDS – The Division of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
DAIDS is a Division within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

VRC – The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
The VRC conducts preventive HIV vaccine research and development at a facility located on the campus of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

HVTN – The HIV Vaccine Trials Network
The HVTN is an international organization of scientists and educators who have come together to develop a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It facilitates the production and testing of vaccines against HIV/AIDS and conducts all phases of clinical evaluation, from testing experimental vaccines for safety to testing the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing HIV. The HVTN was created in 1999 by the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

IAVI – International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
IAVI is a global not-for-profit organization working to speed the search for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. Founded in 1996 and operational in 23 countries, IAVI and its network of partners research and develop vaccine candidates.

AVAC – The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
A community-based organization, AVAC has been working for 10 years to accelerate the ethical development and global delivery of vaccines against HIV/AIDS. AVAC provides independent analysis of developments in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, public education on vaccine research, policy advocacy, and helps local communities support and stay informed about HIV vaccine clinical trials.

USAID – United States Agency for International Development
USAID provides support to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), a non-governmental organization, to accelerate the development of an effective vaccine for HIV prevention. USAID funds are used to support Vaccine Development Partnerships that are focused on advancing HIV vaccine candidates to clinical trials.

USMHRP - U.S. Military HIV Research Program
USMHRP is a tri-service research effort striving to develop a globally effective and safe HIV vaccine to protect at-risk military and civilian populations and to improve public health worldwide. The Program is headed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in collaboration with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.

AIDSinfo
AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, and researchers.