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Can we hope for a curative HIV vaccine? (VACCINE TRIALS, 2009)

Hi Dr. and thanks for your dedication & permanent support to all of us, you are wonderful.What is your opinion about the new preventive HIV vaccine? Do you think that we can build on it to have a curative vaccine soon? I know that you are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The news about the limited success of the recent AIDS prevention vaccine trial was unexpected and certainly welcomed, considering the numerous vaccine trial failures over the past decade. However, I agree with Tony Foci that this is not a... Read more »

Enrolling women for HIV vaccine trials

I understand the importance of having an HIV vaccine and more so, a cure. However, is it right to carry out trials in developing countries where there is less monitoring and less consequences? The urguement is that the researchers need participants...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

This forum is dedicated to HIV-positive folks, particularly those who have concerns related to fatigue and/or anemia. Questions related to HIV transmission, prevention, safer sex, HIV testing and risk should be sent to Dr. Bob at his "Safe Sex... Read more »

HIV-2 THEROPTHIC VACCINE ON TRIAL?

ON RECENT LATEST STUDIES/RESEARCH FOR BOTH PREVENTIVE AND TEHROPATHIC VACCINE IS JUST FOR HIV-1 OR THEY INCLUDED HIV- 2 ALSO? IF FOR HIV-2 ALSO, WHAT IS THE LATEST PROGRESS ON THAT- THANK U IN ADVANCE FOR UR ANSWER...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

We are still along way from having preventative or therapeutic vaccines for HIV-1 or HIV-2.... Read more »

is vaccine has any effect on dna pcr testing?

about 10 days ago i had taken TD abd MMR/MR vaccine. does this has any effect on dna pcr. i am going for pcr testing tomorrow. thanks in advance....

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Those vaccines should have no effect on a PCR test to detect the genetic material of HIV.... 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 »

Vaccine Trials

Posted by squanderer, 1 Reply

http://chi.ucsf.edu/vaccine/vaccines?page=vc-03-00#S1X

Looks like Merck, has a vaccine in Phase II trials.

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More Good News - Therapeutic Vaccine Trials Result

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dr. David Ho: "It's terrific. I would say full speed ahead for this particular research program."

The results "are extremely encouraging and what many of us had hoped we's see when the trial started," echoed Dr. Robert Schooley.

"There's still a long... Read more »

HIV DNA reliability

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Without wanting to alarm, it should be noted that HIV DNA testing is not 100% reliable. It may be worth checking with the lab to enquire what primers they used, particularly if you are worried about a non subtype B infection. I tested negative at 9... Read more »

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