Trial of Human HIV Vaccine Set To Start

Experimental HIV Vaccine to Be Tested

http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/11/03/safrica.aids.vaccine.ap/index.html
Researchers will begin testing an experimental HIV vaccine on 24 human volunteers in South Africa, a country where almost 5 million people are infected with the AIDS-causing virus.

The vaccine contains parts of a weakened strain of Venezuelan equine encephalitis and a harmless gene from a South African HIV strain.

It is very early on, but with millions of people effected by the AIDS virus, keep your fingers crossed for the success of this vaccine!


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I hope it works or something is learned of value fro the test. I know someone who has it and I would like for her to hopfully live a longer life, not just for herself but for her young daughter as well.
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10 years is a long time, Larry. Let's hope it works and let's hope there will be a breakthrough for the ones already infected soon before that.