Special antibodies could help find HIV vaccine

Professor Aggrey Omu Anzala, the founding member of Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative(KAVI) during an interview with The Standard on the HIVAids Vaccine at his office. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

A small number of people who are infected with HIV-1 produce antibodies that fight the virus, according to a new survey.

The findings show that these antibodies do not just fight one virus strain, but also neutralise almost all the others known. Research into developing a HIV vaccine focuses on discovering the factors responsible for the production of such antibodies.