Thailand develops HIV vaccine

Van Hellseek · 24 Sep 2009 at 08:26

An experimental HIV vaccine has cut the risk of infection by nearly a third in a major trial, researchers say.

The vaccine - a combination of two earlier experimental vaccines - was given to 16,000 people in a joint trial by the Thai government and US military.

It reduced by 31% the volunteers' risk of contracting HIV, the virus that leads to Aids.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8272113.stm

Good to see Thailand making progress towards solving one of it's biggest problems.

Nzyme · 24 Sep 2009 at 08:33

Did you know it is estimated that HIV could be completly wiped out for $1trillion

Van Hellseek · 24 Sep 2009 at 08:35

Nzyme said:
Did you know it is estimated that HIV could be completly wiped out for $1trillion

That's about the amount NASA spend on the average mission to send a bit of metal to a rock, isn't it?

borich_planner · 24 Sep 2009 at 08:54

Nzyme said:
Did you know it is estimated that HIV could be completly wiped out for $1trillion

Source?

Borich

a1ex2001 · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:02

Nzyme said:
Did you know it is estimated that HIV could be completly wiped out for $1trillion

The problem being the countries where it is a major issue don't have $1 trillion?

It's a throw away comment that has been made about virtually every issue on the planet. Did you know that for $1 trillion dollars we could save the rain forests? etc etc etc.

Back on topic any progress on a Vaccine is obviously good news.

dirtydog · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:08

Nzyme said:
Did you know it is estimated that HIV could be completly wiped out for $1trillion

If there was a trillion dollars going spare, I can think of plenty of more important things to spend it on.

Monkeynut · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:09

dirtydog said:
If there was a trillion dollars going spare, I can think of plenty of more important things to spend it on.

Such as?

Van Hellseek · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:11

dirtydog said:
If there was a trillion dollars going spare, I can think of plenty of more important things to spend it on.

More important than saving countless lives?

robmiller · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:13

dirtydog said:
If there was a trillion dollars going spare, I can think of plenty of more important things to spend it on.

hahaha you've surpassed even yourself with this one

dirtydog · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:26

robmiller said:
hahaha you've surpassed even yourself with this one

How so?

Is HIV really the most pressing issue facing mankind today? Especially as most people who get the disease inflicted it on themselves by their lifestyle.

meghatronic · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:32

dirtydog said:
How so?

Is HIV really the most pressing issue facing mankind today? Especially as most people who get the disease inflicted it on themselves by their lifestyle.

I tend to agree. Condom = your vaccine. I dread to think what would happen to the world if there was no STI threat. Plan B has already messed up society and has effectively become a prophylactic.

There is negligible risk of mother to child transmission with the right drugs (there in lies the problem in developing countries) and intravenous drug users deserve it. Plus circumcision (as barbaric as it is) has been shown to have very promising results.

Van Hellseek · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:32

dirtydog said:
Is HIV really the most pressing issue facing mankind today?

One of them, yes.

Especially as most people who get the disease inflicted it on themselves by their lifestyle.

Yes it's their own fault for having sex.

(I suggest you move on from the victorian era attitude you seem to be clinging on to)

dirtydog · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:35

seek said:
Yes it's their own fault for having sex.

(I suggest you move on from the victorian era attitude you seem to be clinging on to)

Haha

Is that your contention, that having sex gives you HIV? Well having promiscuous, unprotected anal sex with multiple partners might. But condom usage lowers the risk of transmission to near nil. Likewise sharing drug needles isn't very clever either.

How many people in the UK suffer from HIV, compared to things like cancer or heart disease? IIRC the numbers are tiny.

wordy · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:36

meghatronic said:
intravenous drug users deserve it.

Just because they stick an needle in them they deserve to catch HIV/AIDS :confused:

gjrc · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:36

seek said:
One of them, yes.

Yes it's their own fault for having sex.

(I suggest you move on from the victorian era attitude you seem to be clinging on to)

i don't think its Victorian.

when i went for my check up the other day and had the HIV test. my doctor told me and i quote....

unless you have been having unprotected intercourse with sex workers or you are homosexual or having unprotected sex with sub Saharan Africans you are in a very very low risk category.

if this is the case why does that make his opinion Victorian?

i tested NEGATIVE BTW!! woooo!!!

meghatronic · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:39

wordy said:
Just because they stick an needle in them they deserve to catch HIV/AIDS

If they share needles, **** yes!!!!!!!!!

Van Hellseek · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:40

gjrc said:
if this is the case why does that make his opinion Victorian?

Something tells me that if you had tested positive your opinion may have been somewhat different.

dirtydog · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:44

seek said:
Something tells me that if you had tested positive your opinion may have been somewhat different.

It still wouldn't be Victorian. Victorian would be if I was against people having sex outside marriage, or for reasons other than procreation

wordy · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:46

meghatronic said:
If they share needles, **** yes!!!!!!!!!

If they get it then they've no one to blame but themselves. But to say they actually deserve it, wow.

gjrc · 24 Sep 2009 at 09:47

seek said:
Something tells me that if you had tested positive your opinion may have been somewhat different.

then i would have been very very unlucky!!

i still agree with dirtydog. there are surely more pressing things to be spending $1 trillion dollars on?