This Week in Virology #52: Scott Hammer, MD on AIDS vaccines

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Scott Hammer, MD

On episode #52 of the podcast "This Week in Virology", Vincent and Dr. Scott Hammer talk about different types of AIDS vaccines and how they are tested in clinical trials.

Download TWiV #52 (51 MB .mp3, 71 minutes)

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Links for this episode:

• PAVE 100 trial cancelled


• HIV vaccine shows promise for the first time


• Description of the Thailand AIDS program


• NEJM review on why AIDS vaccine is difficult (pdf)


• Arguments for the AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand


• International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

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