The Trump (R) Administration has dealt another Severe Blow to the Advancement of Research for a Cure for HIV. It was announced on Monday, that the Trump Administration would Terminate a $258 million Program whose work was instrumental in the search for a HIV Vaccine. Officials from the HIV Division of the National Institute of Health (NIH) delivered the News to the Program's Two Leaders at Duke University, and the Scripps Research Institute. Both Teams had been working with numerous other Research Partners.
A Report stated that the Group's Work was also broadly Applicable to various Treatments for Other Illnesses, from COVID-19 Drugs to Snake Antivenom and Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases. It was announced the Trump Administration would be Terminating a $258 million Program whose Work was Instrumental to the Search for a Vaccine.
"The consortia for HIV/AIDS vaccine development and immunology were reviewed by National Institutes of Health HIV. leadership, which does not support it moving forward," the Senior Member said Anonymously. "HIV. expects to be shifting its focus toward using currently available approaches to eliminate HIV/AIDS." "This cut is the latest in several to the research and development of HIV vaccine programs. Separately, the HIV. also paused funding for a clinical trial of an HIV vaccine made by Moderna. "I find it very disappointing that, at this critical juncture, the funding for highly successful HIV vaccine research programs should be pulled," said Denis Burton, an Immunologist who Led the Program at Scripps.
Officials from the HIV Division of the NIH delivered the News to the Program's Two Leaders at Duke University and the Scripps Research Institute. Public health Experts have Claimed that Trump's move to Dissolve the Department will reportedly Derail Hard-Won Progress against HIV over the Past few Decades. This week, the Administration also Withheld Funds due to States and Territories for HIV Prevention Work.
It was Reported that, in Texas, the State Department of Health Services asked Grantees to pause All Activities “until further notice.” In North Carolina, the Health Department has already Laid-Off 10 Staffers. The Results are already being felt Worldwide, as many Countries in Africa have Reported Disruptions in their efforts to Curb the Epidemic. “It’s just incredible how shortsighted this is,” said Mitchel Warren, Executive Director of the HIV Prevention Organization AVAC. Since 2010, the Number of HIV Cases has been Declining Steadily; however, in 2023, the WHO Reported a Fresh 1.3 million New Cases, including about 120,000 Children.
“The HIV pandemic will never be ended without a vaccine, so killing research on one will end up killing people,” said John Moore, a HIV Researcher at Weill Cornell Medical in New York. “The HIV.’s multi-year investment in advanced vaccine technologies shouldn’t be abandoned, shouldn't be like this." During Trunp's First Term, Trump seemingly embraced Initiatives to End the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. However, this time around, He has Slashed Funding to Several Projects. Those Terminated Grants related to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), the Regimen of Preventive Drugs that are highly effective in thwarting HIV Infection.
In addition, Trump also Shut Down the HIV Prevention Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which provided Funds to States and Territories for HIV Prevention and for Detecting and Responding to HIV Outbreaks. It was Claimed that some of the Work will be Transferred to the yet-to-be-formed Federal Administration for a Healthy America.
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