Why You Still Can’t Get a Vaccine for HIV

The first HIV vaccine trial in seven years is launching in South Africa.

The trial is called HVTN 702, and the goal is to enroll 5,400 sexually active men and women between 18 and 35 throughout South Africa, where more than 1,000 people are infected with HIV each day. It's the most ambitious HIV vaccine trial launched so far.

"If deployed alongside our current armory of proven HIV prevention tools, a safe and effective vaccine could be the final nail in the coffin for HIV," Dr. Anthony S.