Ending AIDS: The Search for a Vaccine, a
documentary film about the quest for an effective HIV
vaccine, will be screened on November 16 at the
Kaiser Family Foundation's offices in
Washington, D.C. Narrated by actor and AIDS activist Richard
Gere, the documentary chronicles the complicated
history of HIV vaccine research, including the initial
optimism by biotech firms; signs from Nairobi, Kenya,
that there are some groups who seem to have remained
disease-free even after repeated exposure to the
virus; and promising results by researchers
working with the monkey equivalent of HIV. The screening is
cohosted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, and the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Scheduled to
attend the screening and make brief remarks are
Margaret Johnston of NIAID, Mitchell Warren of AVAC, Peg
Willingham of IAVI, Bill Jersey and Michael Schwarz of
Ending AIDS, and Matt James of the Kaiser Family
Foundation. The screening will be held at 4:30 p.m. at
Kaiser's Barbara Jordan Conference Center, 1300 G St.
NW. For more information call (202) 347-5270.