HIV Vaccine

[Tyguy]

In what is being called the world's largest HIV vaccine trial ever, researchers found that people who received a series of inoculations of a prime vaccine and booster vaccine were 31 percent less likely to get HIV, compared with those on a placebo.

This certainly has great potential for a full out vaccine. Although it's been known for quite a while that large sums of cash blended and then injected into the blood stream seem to kill the disease.

still, this is good news...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html

 

[Rizzo]

What happend to those with placebo? They get aids?

 

[Danimal]

They got double-AIDS for trying to fool AIDS.

 

[MJ12]

"What are we going to do sir?"

"We're going to inject them with corn syrup and tell them it's a vaccine for HIV"

"And then they are going to have unprotected sex with as many people as possible, and we'll see how it turns out"

"Seems humane, sir"

 

[AKIRA]

They got double-AIDS for trying to fool AIDS.

ahahaha

 

[Eejit]

"Seems humane, sir"

16,000 people in the study, 125 eventually contracts HIV in total. In line with overall infection rates in the country I'd imagine.



This is promising, but a 30% effective vaccine can't be released. If it was rolled out the virus would just mutate past it. However as a step towards developing a comprehensive vaccine it's pretty big.

 

[Maestro]

HOLD UP...

Did they infect people with a crippling, life-destroying disease just to figure out how effective a prospective HIV vaccine is?

WTF?!

 

[MJ12]

HOLD UP...

Did they infect people with a crippling, life-destroying disease just to figure out how effective a prospective HIV vaccine is?

WTF?!

That's what I was saying, especially with the placebo thing...

 

[mindless_moder]

Nearly 8,200 received a placebo and a similar number received a combination of six vaccines over six months. All were followed for three years.

You guys should read the article first. I would consider this humane because the placebo doesn't increase the odds of people contracting HIV and determining the effectiveness of the vaccine requires a control group.

 

[MJ12]

You guys should read the article first. I would consider this humane because the placebo doesn't increase the odds of people contracting HIV and determining the effectiveness of the vaccine requires a control group.

Obviously, but one would only expect the people given a placebo would be less careful.

Take for example, the average person, and think about how their state of mind and how they interact with the world is different during flu season when they have a flu vaccine, as opposed to someone who does not.
Naturally, the person who does not have the vaccine might be worried and wash their hands more, clean the telephone, etc. -While the person with the flu vaccine doesn't worry nearly as much about getting sick and doesn't take as many precautions.

 

[mindless_moder]

I completely agree with that. But on the other hand they were probably informed that the vaccine isn't 100% effective and that they may still contract HIV whilst on the vaccine. To be honest there really is no better way to do a human trial.

 

[Warped]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-lDkTeL0xE&feature=sub

31% would mean millions of lives saved. i hope this get approved but does anyone know anyone with AIDS?? just askin...