The Step Study
Volunteers' Stories
Our volunteers are the heroes of vaccine development. Below are a few of the thousands of men and women who have participated in past HIV vaccine trials.
Nurse volunteers for sons' future
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HIV is a killer. I’ve seen it. I’m a nurse. I know that a vaccine that prevents HIV is our best hope to stop it. Thousands of researchers, medical professionals and volunteers are getting closer everyday. I’m proud to be one of them. You see, I have two teenage boys. I hope for the day when my boys won’t have to live their lives worried about HIV.—Brenda Larkin
Volunteers' Video
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Volunteers from Rochester, NY talk about joining the HIV vaccine trials.
Video courtesy of Strong Health, Rochester, NY. Produced by Rose Films, Inc.
In Black and White
New York City vaccine volunteers are honored in a photography exhibit that captures the heart and passion of AIDS activism. Photos by Jerome S. Walford.
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