Vaccine Research Targets HIV In The Slower, Early Stage Of Infection
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 05:21
in Health & Medicine
New research suggests vaccines that specifically target HIV in the initial stages of infection before it becomes a rapidly replicating, system-wide infection may be a successful approach in limiting the spread of the disease. Using this approach, researcher's were able to successfully vaccinate some monkeys infected with SIV -- the monkey counterpart to HIV.