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Small steps forward for HIV vaccine development

A trial of a therapeutic vaccine against HIV induces cellular immunity and, although it provides hope, it highlights the hurdles for the development of such strategies.

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Fig. 1: Schematic representation of HIV viral load (VL) kinetics during acute and recent HIV infection and upon antiretroviral treatment interruption.

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Mothe, B., Brander, C. Small steps forward for HIV vaccine development. Nat Med 26, 466–467 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0837-0

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