Tag: Anthony Fauci
Could a PrEP implant change the fight against HIV infection forever?
Early clinical trials by Merck are showing promise for a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implant that could last up to a year. The move could be “game-changing” for those who use PrEP to halt HIV transmission.
The results were presented at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science.
“I think the implant study is potentially game-changing,” said Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), to MedPage Today.
“The real problem with PrEP is,...
A new vaccine for HIV that would work worldwide is expanding human testing to...
Johnson & Johnson has announced they are ready to start testing a vaccine for HIV on humans in the United States and Europe. A similar trial is ongoing in Africa with phase two starting soon.
The experimental vaccine is a mosaic-based preventative immunization that targets certain strains of the virus. The company is collaborating with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the US Army on the effort.
Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID, told Bloomberg that 3,800 men who have sex...
