Priorities for 2012
AVAC's Playbook 2012 sets out top strategic goals and priorities in HIV prevention for ourselves—and for the world. Here's what we have to say about AIDS vaccine research. For more, visit www.avac.org/playbook.What's New
AIDS Vaccine Conference 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand
- Conference information available here
- Post conference update: A big week for combination prevention
Recent AVAC Pieces on Vaccines
- "Whatever
happened to the AIDS vaccine?" by AVAC's
Executive Director appearing in Science
Speaks
- "What
About AIDS Vaccines? Four Issues to
Watch"
Background on Vaccines
Did you know that AIDS vaccine research is as energized as it has ever been?
If you did, that’s great—and if not, you’re not alone. As HIV prevention research advocates work to understand the implications of the FEM-PrEP, iPrEx, CAPRISA 004—all trials that tested ARV-based prevention in HIV-negative people—vaccines have received less attention. We hope you’ll use the conversations you have been having with your various partners and allies to change some assumptions and raise awareness about AIDS vaccines, with a specific focus on developments related to the Thai prime-boost vaccine trial (RV144), the first AIDS vaccine trial to show evidence of protection.
Advocates' Toolkit
Originally created for HIV Vaccine Awareness
Day 2011, AVAC has developed materials designed
to help start or strengthen conversations with
different audiences. The toolkit
includes:
- Change Assumptions, Raise Awareness: Key facts and messaging
- What You Can Do: A guide to raising vaccine awareness
- Participatory training activities on the following:
- Why We Still Need a Vaccine
- Randomized Controlled Clinical HIV Prevention Trials
- How Do We Know If a Product Works?
- Agree or Disagree - HIV Vaccines
For more on vaccines, visit the links below or use the navigation to the left. If searching for a specific document, try the search box below the "quick links" to the right.
Introductory Information
In-depth Resources
- Tracking the Thai Result - RV144 Page
- Understanding the results of RV144, the Thai prime-boost AIDS vaccine trial
- The Thai Way Forward
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Ongoing Research
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