Miscellaneous
In our final episode in our series on HIV/AIDS, we discuss the cutting edge treatments and vaccines that are currently being tested! One of the treatments discussed even aims to be about as close to a 'cure' as is possible for HIV infection -- learn how they plan to do it! References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287108/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/aids-cure-london-patient.html https://www.statnews.com/2021/08/31/first-efficacy-trial-of-johnson-johnsons-hiv-vaccine-fails/ https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05001373 https://www.hiv.gov/blog/niaid-and-partners-develop-antibody-based-products-hiv-prevention-and-treatment https://www.hiv.gov/blog/niaid-launches-first-clinical-trial-test-antibody-drug-combination-long-acting-hiv-treatment https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1817426 https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/excision-hiv-crispr-gene-editing-therapy-cleared-for-human-studies-by-fda