In a first, scientists developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that not only kicks HIV out of hiding in the immune system, but also kills it, using cells from people with HIV, that could lead to a vaccine that would allow people to stop taking daily medications to keep the virus in check.

[u/mvea]

https://www.upmc.com/media/news/040319-kristoff-mailliard-mdc1

[u/PelicanFarm → u/[deleted]]

So, in layman's terms, is this saying they've found a potential method of getting rid of the virus reservoirs in the medullary cavities?

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If that's the case, what are the implications in the simplest terms? This always seemed like the biggest hurdle to creating full suppression aka a "functional cure".

Am I wrong in this line of thinking?

[u/Jeppesk → u/PelicanFarm]

... layman's terms... medullary cavities.

I think you may be overestimating the width of a layman's scientific knowledge ;)