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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS SUGGEST LINK BETWEEN SMALLPOX VACCINATION AND HIV INFECTION

MANASSAS, Va.---Researchers at George Mason University's National Center for Biodefense announce preliminary findings demonstrating that smallpox vaccination may confer a measurable degree of immunity to HIV infection. The evidence for protection against HIV was found in laboratory studies conducted on the blood cells of recently vaccinated individuals. While cautioning that this evidence may not translate into direct immunity in humans, the scientists are optimistic about the potential applications of their results to the development of an HIV vaccine. "Our outcomes are very encouraging," says Ken Alibek, the center's executive director for education. "Additional studies that may lead us to more definitive conclusions already are under way."

Alibek credits Raymond Weinstein, an NCBD research professor, for developing the original hypothesis. Weinstein's son, Michael, also assisted with the development of the hypothesis. Both Alibek and Weinstein collaborated on the research.

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