SA researchers develop Aids vaccine

[Ecco]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn20090519051857977C973804

South African researchers have made history by developing an Aids vaccine that was clinically tested in the US for local use.

Seems like progress is being made on AIDS, good to see even though its not the final product.

 

[BattleMoose]

Erh, the clinical trials involve 12 Americans, 18 Capetonians and 18 Durbanites. Even if none of these people contract the virus, the sample group is too small to conclude anything about the effect of this vaccine.... Bleh.

 

[Shake&Bake]

I am Legend approaches.

 

[kiepie]

I am Legend approaches.

Wasn't that on cancer!?

 

[tco21]

Erh, the clinical trials involve 12 Americans, 18 Capetonians and 18 Durbanites. Even if none of these people contract the virus, the sample group is too small to conclude anything about the effect of this vaccine.... Bleh.

+1.

Anyway, they claim to come up with a vaccine every week. What about a post-exposure vaccination?

 

[Serqet]

Well it sounds like a step in the right direction. I'd rather have a vaccine every week than never hearing anything. At least you know they are working at it.

 

[tco21]

True, but then again it is constantly mutating (I stand to be corrected).

\crawls back into pessimistic hole.