NIH to refocus HIV vaccine research

Meeting at a summit in Maryland this week, leading researchers debated HIV vaccine research in the aftermath of recent setbacks.

"Despite hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, the reality in 2008 is that an HIV vaccine clearly remains beyond our grasp," said Warner Greene at the March 25 forum.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, with the National Institutes of Health, said, "We asked the question: Do we need to make an adjustment in the balance between discovery and development" in HIV vaccine research. By the end of the meeting he concluded, "The answer to that is an overwhelming yes."

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