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Founded in 1995, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) is a non-profit, community- and consumer-based organization that uses public education, policy analysis, advocacy and community mobilization to accelerate the ethical development and global delivery of AIDS vaccines and other HIV prevention options.
NIAID Statement (July 17 2008)
AVAC Statement (July 17, 2008)
AVAC is convening a global civil society conference call on Monday, July 28. We invite all stakeholders to join this conversation about recent developments around PAVE 100.
Click here for call-in details and background information on PAVE 100.
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A new edition of Px Wire--AVAC's quarterly update on HIV prevention research--is now available to download!
Click here for more information and to download the current issue.
Px Wire ahora disponible en español!
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HIV prevention research at the International AIDS Conference, Mexico City
Click here to download the HIV Prevention Research Roadmap for the 2008 conference
Click here for more information on the conference and planned events
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Immunizing Against Misinformation and Shortsightedness:
AVAC Report Injects a Dose of Reality into the Debate on the State of AIDS Vaccine Research

On May 15, AVAC released its annual Report that provides a comprehensive review of recent developments in AIDS vaccine research. AVAC Report 2008: The Search Must Continue explores the issues that have been raised in the wake of the failure of Merck’s vaccine candidate and provides context for the events and major changes of the last year in HIV prevention research.
More information about The Search Must Continue
Click here to download the full PDF
Click here to read the press release
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A call for accuracy, a call for respect
AVAC comments following the NIH Summit on HIV Vaccine Research and Development
(March 26, 2008)
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Click here for the "What's New" archive
AVAC's publications and continuous policy, advocacy, education and outreach work is made possible by the dedicated labor of AVAC advocates and support from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Ford Foundation, the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the International Partnership for Microbicides, Until There's a Cure Foundation®, the WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative, UNAIDS, and many generous individuals who have become AVAC Members.
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