An HIV vaccine is essential for ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic

AS Fauci - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Today, highlyeffectivemodalitiesofHIVtreatmentand prevention are available, and these
essential tools, if properly implemented, could end the current HIV/AIDS pandemic. Yet, the
pandemic continues. 1 Most of the major infectious diseases affecting humans, such as
smallpox, polio, and yellow fever, have required effective vaccines for their control and in
some caseselimination, andsothequestionariseswhetherthe HIV/AIDS pandemic can be
effectively addressed without an HIV vaccine. The answer to that question is not …