Why Don't We Have an HIV Vaccine?

Watch "Facing Suicide" on @PBS : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqfn8XvpJD4& After 40 years of trying, why don’t we have an HIV vaccine? Did you know that even without a vaccine, we have antiviral medication that is 99 percent effective at preventing HIV? So why isn’t that good enough? The U.S. and the world have a goal of ending HIV as a major health threat by the year 2030, but is that realistic? Lots of questions, and we’ve got some answers. Buckle up for the latest science on HIV prevention and the ongoing hunt for a vaccine. Also watch NOVA “Ending HIV in America.” https://www.pbs.org/video/ending-hiv-america-preview-kpc0qm/ Premieres Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS. The film will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova and via the PBS Video app. 🩺🥼 Vitals is a series that’s taking a new approach to health and medicine. Hosts Alok Patel, MD, and Sheena Williams RN are going beyond the headlines to answer your questions on the latest health topics. No judgment, no taboos. Just 100% science-based information. Please SUBSCRIBE! ►► https://bit.ly/pbsvitals Let’s Connect: IG: https://www.instagram.com/pbsvitals/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pbsvitals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbsvitals Find our experts and hosts: :: Alok Patel, MD :: Website: http://alokpatelmd.com/ Twitter: @AlokPatelMD Instagram: @alokpatelmd :: Sheena William, RN :: Twitter: @Keepingitkinky1 Instagram: @keepingitkinky :: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine :: Twitter: @UMiamiMedicine Instagram: @UMiamiMedicine :: University of Alabama at Birmingham 1917 Clinic :: Twitter: @UMiamiMedicine A History of HIV Vaccine Research: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/hiv-vaccine-research-history#:~:text=2000,all%20phases%20of%20clinical%20trials. What Is “Undetectable = Untransmissible”: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/treatment-prevention PrEP Basics: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html More on HIV's remarkable mutation rate: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002251 HIV Data By State (including PrEP usage): https://aidsvu.org/local-data/united-states/ Detailed data on HIV case incidence and HIV-related deaths was provided to the Global Health Reporting Center (the producer of "Vitals") by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most of this data can be found through CDC.gov and HIV.gov. https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/data-and-trends/statistics https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5021a2.htm 00:00 Intro 01:22 Vaccine Challenges 04:29 Treatment & Prevention 07:16 PrEP Uptake 10:57 mRNA Vaccine & Other Solutions