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HIV Vaccine

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-step-in-the-right-direction dept.

The Sexecutioner writes "WebMD is reporting on a new vaccine which has had an incredible effect in clinical trials. The vaccine, composed of human dendrites holding dead HIV viruses, has dropped test patients' viral load by up to 90% in one year. Could this be it?"

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  1. great ....but there still a long road ahead by scenestar · · Score: 0, Troll

    Its great and all that we have this vaccine, but the people of the world will still need proper education on the way the virus spread. religious leaders (especially african catholic bishops) are saying that condoms cannot prevent aids, also people like bush who say that th eonly way to prevent stds is abstinence. once we got rid of aids, we oughtta get rid of those religious conservatives, theyre not doing us any good

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    perpetually dwelling in the -1 pits
  2. Re:Mixed feeling by CaptRespect · · Score: 0, Troll

    "All people who have contracted HIV are innocent victims."

    No, with the exception of a few they are just stupid victims. It's 2004. We even have a stupid World AIDS day.
    It's sexually transmitted. That means that all you have to do is make sure that you don't have sex with someone who already has it. And don't use dirty needles. Simple! WTF is wrong with people.

    "I shot Heroin, and slept wit' 20 guys!, I can't believe I got AIDS!" These people are morons. Evolution means to kill them off.

  3. Living with AIDS will cause it to spread? by cdn-programmer · · Score: 1, Troll

    IMHO this might be a dangerous treatment. How is this different from the "white" in Star Trek that keeps the Jem'Hadar alive?

    AIDS does have low grade secondary transmission vectors. Consider. It has been known for more than a decade that mosquitoes can harber AIDS for at least 12 hours. If over 99% of the population is AIDS free then the likelhood of a mosquitoe carrying AIDS and picking on a new victim is extremely low. However if 50% of the population has AIDS then the likelihood is quite significant.

    IMHO the epidemiologists have not come to grips with this.

  4. HIV vs. AIDS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Interesting, but is it relevant? VIRUSMYTH http://www.virusmyth.net/ has people with some impressive credentials making some interesting claims that HIV and AIDS are not related; and that HIV doesn't exist.

  5. Re:Mixed feeling by fimbulvetr · · Score: 0, Troll

    Guess you picked the wrong wife. So did mr. bobbit.