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To: LunaticSVT
The vaccine, called the HIV-1 DNA, immunised mice and monkeys from sub-type C — the type of HIV, which accounts for more than 95 per cent of infections in India

But only an insignificant amount of cases here in America (where HIV-1B is prevalent). Whether or not this is true, unless they can also make a vaccine for 1B, it will not have a major effect on the American fight against AIDS.

And if it's too expensive, it won't have much effect in fighting AIDS in India, either. Still, it would be remarkable progress to have even a single vaccine like that as a starting point for better vaccines.

12 posted on 07/22/2004 5:15:51 PM PDT by xm177e2 (Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
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To: xm177e2
And if it's too expensive, it won't have much effect in fighting AIDS in India, either.

But I'll bet that India doesn't have any bull$ht law preventing people from shopping for it on the world market, either.

28 posted on 07/22/2004 6:54:59 PM PDT by BlazingArizona
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