Are Babies in a Blind Spot?
Pediatric Workshop Highlights Barriers to Neonatal HIV Vaccine Development
Vol. 06, No. 6, Dec. 2002-Jan. 2003
Cent Gardes Vaccine Meeting Highlights, GAVI Partners Gather to Assess Progress, Are Babies in a Blind Spot?, Gathering of Regulators from SA, An Interview with Glenda Gray, Senator Bill Frist to Lead US Senate, Industry Insider, Vaccine Briefs
Bringing Vaccines to Soweto: An Interview with Glenda Gray
In 2002, South African pediatrician and AIDS crusader Glenda Gray won the 2002 Nelson Mandela award for Health and Human Rights.
Cent Gardes Vaccine Meeting Highlights Role of Antibodies in Protection
By Patricia Kahn
From 27-29 October 2002, about 200 scientists gathered in Annecy, France for the “13th Cent Gardes Symposium on HIV and AIDS Vaccines.”
Gathering of Regulators from Southern Africa Tackles Vaccines and Microbicides
By Abigail Bing
On 18-20 November 2002, regulators and Institutional Review Board (IRB) members from 14 southern African countries met with officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), researchers, and others working on HIV vaccine and microbicide development to discuss regulatory issues in the region.
GAVI Partners Gather to Assess Progress, Plan Future Activities
By Saul Walker
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)(1) was founded almost 3 years ago to reinvigorate basic vaccination coverage as a central element of sustainable development in poor countries.
Industry Insider
Cobra Biotechnology To Manufacture South African DNA Vaccine for Trials
Physician-Turned-Senator Bill Frist to Lead US Senate
By Emily Bass
On 23 December 2002, Republican William Frist (Tennessee) was selected as the new US Senate majority leader, replacing Senator Trent Lott and assuming one of the most powerful positions in the US Congress.
Vaccine Briefs
New UNAIDS Data Tracks Mature and Exploding Epidemics