Methods and compositions for immunization against HIV

摘要

The present invention relates to nucleic acid and attenuated vaccinia vectors for prophylactic use against HIV infection, as well as methods of eliciting immune responses in subjects susceptible to HIV infection. The prophylactic vaccine regimen of the invention involves immunological priming with an inoculum comprising two novel DNA vectors, followed by boosting with a Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) recombinant viral vector expressing the corresponding HIV proteins.