Towards an effective HIV vaccine by Rogier Sanders and Godelieve de Bree (Amsterdam UMC)
There is not yet a vaccine against the second deadliest infection in the world after tuberculosis: HIV. Rogier Sanders and Godelieve de Bree of the Amsterdam UMC are optimistic about the possibility of developing one now. It’s for the first time that a vaccine is being developed in one hospital (Amsterdam UMC) from the design phase to the safety and efficacy studies in healthy volunteers. It’s also unique that these studies for an HIV vaccine are being done in the Netherlands.
However, actually making the vaccine for testing in humans is very expensive. Rogier and Godelieve are trying to make that happen and are now looking for funding. The potential impact on treating HIV through this vaccine is enormous!
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