NHVREI Vaccine Initiative: Be the Generation
"The HIV Vaccine Begins with ME"
AIDS Alliance is excited to serve as a National Partner in the NIAID HIV Vaccine Education Initiative (NHVREI).
What is our purpose in the initiative?
Leading in the fight to improve the lives of children, youth and families affected by AIDS, we recognize the importance of research if we are really going to fight the HIV pandemic. We want you to know that the HIV vaccine begins with You and that a vaccine can only result from the selfless contributions of ordinary people through each individual's personal participation in vaccine clinical trials.
The NIAID HIV Vaccine Research Education Initiative aims to:
- Increase awareness of the need for an HIV vaccine in communities most affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Improve the public's knowledge of, and attitudes toward HIV vaccine research.
- Enhance the partnership between community and HIV clinical trial researchers.
- Create support for current and future HIV vaccine trials and foster an environment that supports clinical trial volunteers.¹
¹www.bethegeneration.org; http://www.fighthivindc.org/docs/cave/vaccinegrant.pdf
What you need to know:
- That the HIV vaccine research is safe and does not transmit HIV;
- That there will not be a cure for HIV until there is a vaccine;
- That each trial brings us closer to a vaccine;
- That it is essential for women- especially young women of color- to participate in vaccine clinical trials because their bodies work differently than men's bodies;
- That it is essential for youth- especially young women of color and young men who have sex with men (of all ethnicities)- to participate in vaccine clinical trials because youth are not just little adults, their bodies work differently as well; and
- That we need to develop a vaccine that we know will work for everyone.
What role does AIDS Alliance play?
AIDS Alliance works to increase the awareness and knowledge of our staff, board, and committee members about HIV vaccine research affecting women and youth most at risk for infection through a variety of partnership activities. We hone the skills of the AIDS Alliance National Consumer Leadership Corps Trainers and other women and youth in high-risk circumstances about HIV vaccine research, enhancing communities' capacities to facilitate successful research.
What can you do?
Visit Be the Generation and join the fight to become the generation to stop the spread of AIDS.
Take the HIV Vaccine Quiz and see how much you know!
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions
Distribute the Initiative Toolkit to family friends and colleagues.
HIV Vaccines In the News
Newly Created Institute 'Rare Bit of Good News' In HIV/AIDS Vaccine Efforts- 03/30/2009
Tag-Team Antibodies May Hold HIV Vaccine Clue- 03/16/2009
Update from the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections- 02/10/2009
Landmark Step Study Results Released- 11/12/2008
