HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

9-19-2018In the three decades since the first cases of AIDS were reported, Federal investments in basic, biomedical, behavioral, and social science research have led to …

5-18-2018As a result of the many scientific research advances over 37 years, we now have highly effective methods of HIV treatment and prevention. These tools have allow…

5-29-2017Cross-posted from NIH Newsroom Much progress has been made in HIV/AIDS research since the disease was first recognized in 1981. Today, lifesaving antiretrovir…

5-15-2017There is no HIV vaccine yet, but scientists are working to make one! Learn more.

5-18-2016Advances in HIV/AIDS research have given us the opportunity to transform the lives of those living with HIV while providing highly effective methods of preventi…

5-18-2015May 18, 2015 Vaccination has historically been the best method for protecting against and ultimately defeating mankind’s most devastating infectious di…

5-17-2012Tomorrow (May 18th) is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD). This annual observance is a day for education about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research. …

5-19-2009Today is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NAPIHAAD). This year's theme is “After a quarter century of HIV, compassion isn't enough�…

5-12-2009Recently I talked with Kathy Stover from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -- the lead organizer for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day…

5-13-2008This month, the organizations planning and implementing HIV Vaccine Awareness Day are promoting these observances and expanding their reach by using traditional…