According to researchers who attended the 13th Aids Vaccine Conference last week in Barcelona, providing a commercial product to the world markets to combat AIDS might finally be a possibility. Scientists and drug companies say that consumers will have to wait for about 10 years if said vaccine was created and effective; but since AIDS has been around for only 30 years and has already killed over 36 million people, any hope in a widespread vaccine is good news.
This new vaccine, RV 144, as created by combining two previous vaccine's approaches at combating the HIV strain. The RV 144 combines a DNA vaccine with a protein vaccine effectively protecting the immune system 31% more than a placebo. This jump in efficiency sparked the creation of the Pox Protein Public-Private Partnership, (P5), a combination of companies and nongovernmental organizations that hope to make RV 144 a licensed product.
Other researchers, although ecstatic with these findings, wonder if governments should be investing in a concentration on prevention and treatment strategies instead of investing in a possible vaccine
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting! I love how concise you are, but still get the necessary message across. *It help us..uhm...less scientifically inclined folk. :) It's such great news to hear that strides are being made to prevent this terrible epidemic. Fingers crossed, this will just be a first step of many to come!
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