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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 Mar 30;97(3):e0021123.
doi: 10.1128/jvi.00211-23. Epub 2023 Mar 14.

The Failure of AIDS Vaccine Efficacy Trials: Where to Go from Here

Ronald C Desrosiers  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The Failure of AIDS Vaccine Efficacy Trials: Where to Go from Here

Ronald C Desrosiers. J Virol. .

Abstract

The seven AIDS vaccine efficacy trials have yielded extremely disappointing results at great expense. Greater stringency is needed for government support of AIDS vaccine efficacy trials.

Keywords: AIDS; immune persistence; neutralizing antibodies; vaccines.

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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