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Spate of clinical trials has scientists hopeful about a vaccine to prevent HIV

First there were the drugs that could knock back HIV to undetectable levels, and the virus was no longer synonymous with a death sentence. Then came a treatment that allowed people who were HIV-negative to remain that way, even if their partners weren't.

But to truly defeat the virus that causes AIDS, doctors need a vaccine. And after decades of dead ends and dashed hopes, they may finally be on the verge of having one.

With a large-scale clinical trial launching this fall and several others already underway, scientists say they are cautiously optimistic that they'll soon have a way to fight HIV long before a person is ever exposed.

"When you have a disease that is transmitted without symptoms, you're going to acquire it when you least expect it," said Dr. Larry Corey, principal investigator of the

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