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Thu 04 Apr 2007Why TB and HIV are so difficult to curbThe problem researchers face in developing effective vaccines for TB and HIV/Aids is the subject of the Irish Times/ RDS/ISI lecture, writes Dick AhlstromThere are huge challenges to be overcome in designing new vaccines needed by the developing world. More research is required if diseases such as malaria and TB are to be overcome through vaccination.