The Web site, bethegeneration.nih.gov, supports the NIAIDS outreach effort.

As scientists move closer to broad–based human trials for an HIV vaccination‚ AED is supporting a national effort to correct misconceptions about‚ and drum up support for‚ vaccine research in the United States.

“Some people believe that it is possible to contract HIV from a vaccination‚ or that a vaccine already exists but is given only to certain populations‚” said Stacey Little‚ of the AED Center on AIDS & Community Health‚ who directs a partnership that supports more than 20 local and national organizations.

The NIAID HIV Vaccine Research and Education Initiative reaches out to communities—including African Americans‚ Latinos‚ men who have sex with men‚ women‚ and youth—to raise awareness about the progress scientists are making on the HIV vaccine. The project also supports researchers and scientists in developing messages that are tailored for the community.

“With research‚ community involvement‚ and scientific breakthroughs‚ we may one day see the infection rates in the United States reduced to zero‚” Little said. “But we have a lot of work to do first.”

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