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AIDS Vaccine Is Partially Successful

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-sure-thirty-percent-is-gonna-cut-it dept.

ifchairscouldtalk writes "A Phase III 'RV 144' study in Thailand succeeded in reducing HIV infection rate in trial with 31.2% effectiveness. The study was conducted by the Thailand Ministry of Public Health and used strains of HIV common in Thailand. It is not clear whether the vaccine, which combines AIDSVAX with Aventis Pasteur ALVAC-HIV canarypox vector, known as 'vCP1521,' would work against other strains in the United States, Africa or elsewhere. Strangely, the vaccine had no effect on levels of HIV in the blood of those who did become infected, providing 'one of the most important and intriguing findings' of the trial, according to Dr Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is one of the trial's sponsors."

2 of 317 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Vaccine Is Partially Successful by blankaBrew · · Score: 1, Troll

    Agreed. They ought to start administering this to the whores.

  2. Re:HIV Vaccine by DriedClexler · · Score: 0, Troll

    Okay, but if we're just talking about preventative measures, why not just tell people not to have anal sex, which is the primary mode of transmission?

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