Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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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.”
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! ►► bit.ly/pbsvitals
Let’s Connect:
IG: instagram.com/pbsvitals
Twitter: twitter.com/pbsvitals
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Find our experts and hosts:
:: Alok Patel, MD ::
Website: 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: niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/hiv-vaccine-research-history#:~:text=2000,all%20phases%20of%20clinical%20trials.
What Is “Undetectable = Untransmissible”: niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/treatment-prevention
PrEP Basics: cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html
More on HIV's remarkable mutation rate:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002251
HIV Data By State (including PrEP usage): 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.
hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/data-and-trends/statistics
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
Watch "Facing Suicide" on @PBS : 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.”
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! ►► bit.ly/pbsvitals
Let’s Connect:
IG: instagram.com/pbsvitals
Twitter: twitter.com/pbsvitals
Facebook: facebook.com/pbsvitals
Find our experts and hosts:
:: Alok Patel, MD ::
Website: 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: niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/hiv-vaccine-research-history#:~:text=2000,all%20phases%20of%20clinical%20trials.
What Is “Undetectable = Untransmissible”: niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/treatment-prevention
PrEP Basics: cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html
More on HIV's remarkable mutation rate:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002251
HIV Data By State (including PrEP usage): 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.
hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/data-and-trends/statistics
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
