Abstract

Vaccines have historically been the most effective biomedical interventions for controlling global infectious diseases. The development of a safe and effective vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is therefore a critical research priority. Although other HIV-1 prevention efforts based on behavioral risk reduction, male circumcision, topical microbicides, preexposure prophylaxis, and treatment as prevention have had substantial effects on HIV-1 transmission rates, it is likely that a vaccine will be required to end the global HIV-1 epidemic.The challenges in the development of a prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine, however, are unprecedented in the history of vaccinology. First, HIV-1 exhibits tremendous . . .

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