Some additional information:
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NYU School of Medicine
Vaccine Study Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why is this study being done? This study tests the safety of an experimental preventive HIV vaccine (a vaccine that may one day prevent HIV infection) among HIV-negative people. The study also will look at how well people's immune systems respond to the vaccine (this is called "immunogenicity"). Two types of vaccines are used in the study: one is called the "MRK Adenovirus Serotype 5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef vaccine" and the other is called the "MRK Adenovirus Serotype 5 HIV-1 gag vaccine." Different dose levels of the vaccine will be tested in this study. The vaccines are made of an adenovirus (a common virus that causes colds and sore throats) that has been changed to contain man-made copies of genes from HIV. When the vaccine is injected, it may cause your body to make proteins that look like they came from HIV. These proteins may help your body make an infection-fighting response against HIV-1. The vaccine does NOT contain live HIV. You cannot get HIV infection or AIDS by receiving this vaccine. The study vaccine is investigational. This means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory agencies will allow the experimental vaccine to be used only in carefully watched research studies.
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http://www.hivinfosource.org/clinical/vaccineFAQ.pdf
I believe this came from an informational pamphlet for interested participants
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