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Possible HIV Vaccine Identified

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This could be the start of something really big! :praying:

Scientists announce anti-HIV agent so powerful it can work in a vaccine


In a remarkable new advance against the virus that causes AIDS, scientists from the Jupiter, Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have announced the creation of a novel drug candidate that is so potent and universally effective, it might work as part of an unconventional vac

The research, which involved scientists from more than a dozen research institutions, was published February 18 online ahead of print by the journal Nature.

The study shows that the new drug candidate blocks every strain of HIV-1, HIV-2 and SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) that has been isolated from humans or rhesus macaques, including the hardest-to-stop variants. It also protects against much-higher doses of virus than occur in most human transmission and does so for at least eight months after injection.

"Our compound is the broadest and most potent entry inhibitor described so far," said Michael Farzan, a TSRI professor who led the effort. "Unlike antibodies, which fail to neutralize a large fraction of HIV-1 strains, our protein has been effective against all strains tested, raising the possibility it could offer an effective HIV vaccine alternative
 

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It's a very interesting development, but there's still plenty of road to travel.

It seems we have found an agent that kills HIV very effectively, but, what else does it do? It lasts in the body for 8 months, so if you do that for a lifetime, what side effects will you suffer?

Also - this raises the social issues of the kind of behaviour it could encourage. Guys and gals could just take this every eight months and then sleep around without protection with gay (and straight) abandon, and spike every other STD out there.

Still - anything that offers hope in the fight against the AIDS pandemic in Africa is a very good thing.

B.
 

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Don't make me seriously angry gb! Have gay men become so into getting the catholic cardinals hat and such moralistic ranters and stonehearts that among the very first things to say when we get the news of a possible HIV-vaccine not too far afield in the future is that "this raises the social issues of the kind of behavior it could encourage"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And this as a first reaction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No glad tidings, just "the kind of behavior it could encourage"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Don't make me seriously angry gb! Have gay men become so into getting the catholic cardinals hat and such moralistic ranters and stonehearts that among the very first things to say when we get the news of a possible HIV-vaccine not too far afield in the future is that "this raises the social issues of the kind of behavior it could encourage"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And this as a first reaction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No glad tidings, just "the kind of behavior it could encourage"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't raise a MORAL objection! I raised a public health concern!

I expressed a fear that is may cause a spike in other STDs. I didn't make a value judgement on sleeping around, I just expressed a fear that people may use less protection because they are safe from AIDS, and end up spreading all kinds of other diseases as a result.

I also raised concerns about side effects, because a vaccine that lasts 8 months is something you're going to need to take many many times, so if there are side effects that's a big issue.

I think this is a really positive development, but it's not a magic pill.

B.
 
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