Inducing Polyfunctional Antibodies: A Promising Chapter in the Long Search for an HIV Vaccine

For more than four decades, HIV has challenged some of the brightest scientific minds in the world. Tremendous progress has transformed HIV from what was once almost always a fatal infection into a condition that can often be managed with modern medicines. Preventive treatments have also become increasingly effective. Yet millions of people continue to become infected every year, particularly in regions where access to healthcare remains limited. A safe, effective preventive HIV vaccine remains one of the greatest goals in global medicine because it has the potential to provide large-scale, long-lasting prevention for large numbers of high-risk populations.