What Vaccines Should I Get If I Am HIV Positive

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HPV Vaccine & Anal Cancer (HPV VACCINATION IN HIV POSITIVE ADULT MALES, 2011)

I'm a 45 year old male who has been on Atripla for about four year now. I will like to know if a HPV vaccine prevent me developing anal cancer?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.Definitive studies are underway assessing the safety and efficacy of Gardasil in poz men. See link below. You can discuss whether Gardasil would be appropriate for you with your HIV physician specialist.Questions we are still evaluating... Read more »

Gardasil plus flu vaccine, false positive HIV?(INFLUENZA VACCINATION AND INDETERMINATE WESTERN BLOT TESTS) (FLU SHOT AND FALSE POSITIVE HIV TESTS)

A week ago my 17-year-old daughter received a letter from Red Cross indicating she screened HIV... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Small pox vaccination for those who work with HIV positive folks?

Recently I have read that the emphasis on small pox vaccinations has raised concerns about HIV... Read more »

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D. »

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Articles

Experimental TB Vaccine For HIV-Positive People Enters Phase II Clinical Trials

Biopharmaceutical company Crucell and the Aeras Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Foundation announced the start of "Phase II clinical trial of a tuberculosis-vaccine candidate targeted at adults infected with HIV," MarketWatch reports. Trials will test... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Weakened Smallpox Vaccine Being Tested for HIV-Positive Patients

Researchers are testing a smallpox vaccine that could be used for those who are HIV-positive, undergoing chemotherapy or otherwise unable to use the existing Dryvax vaccine, Dr. Sharon Frey, of Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine... Read more »

Booster Dose of Hep A Vaccine Needed in HIV-Positive Men

At the 2010 ICAAC, it was reported that an extra "booster" dose of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine may be needed for HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). This is to get a vaccine antibody response equal to what was seen in HIV-negative... Read more »

Early HAART Initiation Improves Vaccine Response Among HIV-Positive Children, Study Says

HIV-positive infants who begin treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy within the first year of life can develop normal immune responses to childhood vaccines, according to a study published online Monday in the Proceedings of the... Read more »

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HIV Vaccine Scam

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

(article courtesy of RedFlagsDaily.com)

I told you so. I told you so in the scientific literature. I told you so on the internet. I told you that an HIV vaccine would never work.

This week, the long-awaited results from an independent trial of the... Read more »

Divorced hiv positive dad

Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies

Hello,

I am the ex wife of an hiv positive dad. He became positive after our divorce. I am having a hard time dealiing with his status. We have two very small children under 4 years old. I am afraid to leave them with him alone. He has been very... Read more »

Vaccine Question..

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I understand they are working on a hiv vaccine but from what understand about vaccinations is that they create antibodies to protect you from the virus. A HIV vaccine would make you hiv positive would it not? Why would anybody want to take a shot... Read more »

I am HIV positive, I tested positive a year ago.

Posted by DELRAELADAMSCH, 1 Reply

Hello I am HIV Positive and I have been taking the necessary medication and I tested positive a year ago. Read more »

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