HIV/AIDS
A Statement From Larry Corey, MD, of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network Regarding the New HIV Infection Statistics Released Today by the Centers for Disease Control
Published in Cancer Law Weekly, August 23rd, 2008
"The federal government's ability to more exactly measure the number of new HIV infections in the United States annually is a great statistical tool -- but that is all that it is. I interpret the new numbers this way: They remind us that HIV/AIDS continues to be a real public health problem in this country as well as in many developing nations around the globe. Despite recent setbacks in developing an effective vaccine to prevent HIV infection, I believe that a vaccine is our most promising weapon against new infections. The research community's commitment to find a vaccine must not waver."
Dr. Corey is the Principal Investigator of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)...
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Source: Cancer Law Weekly (2008-08-23)
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