Viruses mutate and spread from person to person, a dynamic process that often leaves us playing catch-up when there's a new disease outbreak. What if vaccines worked the same way? Virologist Leor Weinberger shares a scientific breakthrough: "hijacker therapy," a type of medical treatment that could attack, modify and spread alongside a virus, potentially treating afflicted individuals and slowing the spread of infections like HIV.

Leor Weinberger: Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?

Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?

A radical 'hijacker therapy' could match viruses' ability to mutate and spread, revolutionizing the fight against infections like HIV.

Imagine a world where HIV, a pandemic claiming millions, could be combated with therapy that evolves and spreads like the virus itself.

Confronting the 'fundamental mismatch' between static medical tools and dynamic infections may herald a new era in disease control.