there's an HIV vaccine!

[xchrom]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2016327

:woohoo:

[tblue]

1. HOT DAMN!!!

[xchrom]

2. indeed!

:woohoo:

[William769]

3. I don't want to be a downer but it's way to early to celebrate.

Recommended though for hopefulness.

[TheWraith]

10. Exactly. They have something that's promising in testing, that's all.

When it comes to breakthroughs, particularly medical breakthroughs, caution is always warranted. Something that seems good could turn out not to work so well, or have very negative side effects. A vaccine against HIV isn't helpful if ten percent of the people who get it end up developing brain cancer a year later. Optimism is great, but it always needs to be tempered with realism and a solid grounding in science. Unfortunately, it gives the cautious and scientific minded a reputation of being downers.

[w8liftinglady]

4. This will be a major event when it occurs globally

I currently take hepatitis B vaccine at work...this would run along same lines.Both hands with fingers crossed for express release!

[Rabblevox]

5. Ummm, a little premature there... there might be a potential HIV vaccine. Please don't throw away..

your condoms yet. (and worry not, premature exclamations diminish with age)

[xchrom]

6. I don't think reasonable people who read this are throwing

Away their condoms.

I'm not sure about the reason for your 'concern' - but given that for 90% of participants - there has been no conversion for a YEAR is amazing.

Nothing has been this successful & let's hope for swift expansion & success.

[pinto]

7. Phase 1, 48 week, human trial responses look promising.

"48th week blood tests ran on vaccinated subjects show over 50% of CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes were memory T lymphocytes in the 85% of the patients who kept an immune response at this point of the trials."

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/ccsd-msh092711.php

:thumbsup:

[xchrom]

8. I could read that every day - & be excited. Nt

[Zorra]

9. YES!!! YAY!!!

Hope.