Hiv And Smallpox Vaccine

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HIV +. HEALTHCARE WORKER,...SMALLPOX VACCINE?

Dear Dr. Young:Forgive me if this is not the appropriate forum for this question, but I did not know who to ask. I am a healthcare professional working in the ICU of a large hospita. I have been HIV+ for 3 or 4 years. Never been ill, never been on...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your questions and warm comments.Hopefully, this the issue of smallpox vaccinations won't become a significant one in the near-term future (though some have suggested that certain key health care workers may be first to be... Read more »

Smallpox Vaccine in HIV'ers

I just signed up to take part in a Smallpox Vaccine (Imvamune) study. I have an undetectable VL... Read more »

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Smallpox Vaccine and HIV

I read on a gay related web site that hiv positive individuals should not live with people who get... Read more »

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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 »

Washington State Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (GACHA) Press Release on the Smallpox Vaccine

Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (GACHA) says HIV-infected persons, as well as others with immune system problems should not get the smallpox vaccine, and should be cautious of those who do. As public health officials in the state prepare to... Read more »

Study Suggests Smallpox Vaccine May Protect Against HIV

In a new preliminary study, researchers hypothesized that the emergence of HIV beginning in the 1950s could have an association with the gradual eradication of smallpox. If the smallpox vaccine conferred partial protection against HIV infection,... Read more »

Smallpox Vaccine Safe in HIV-Infected Patients

Research presented Saturday at the 48th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Washington indicates that the third-generation smallpox vaccine IMVAMUNE is safe and effective for HIV-infected patients. In the... Read more »

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Smallpox vaccine question

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hiv people can't have vaccine or be around anyone who has had it for awhile. So, what to do when working and living around other people?

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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 »

HIV vaccine in the making

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Read this article below and someone explain a couple of things to me..i am a health care professional, and part of my job is HIV/AIDS education. during my trainin on HIV i was told and (i teach this as well to my students) that people can't get HIV... 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 »

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