AIDS research in crisis as 'miracle' vaccines actually INCREASE chance of catching virus

[Roon]

The search for a cure for Aids was in crisis last night after it was revealed that two supposed "miracle" vaccines not only fail to protect people from the virus, but could put them at greater risk of becoming infected.

It is a massive blow to Aids research, which has ground to a halt - with seven other trials of similarly designed would-be vaccines either suspended or called off indefinitely.

The US government alone pumps £250million a year into research to try to find a "Holy Grail" vaccine which would put an end to Aids.

Now scientists fear the disastrous outcome of the two most promising trials leaves them back at square one.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/thehealthnews.html?in_article_id=541532&in_page_id=1797

[Lethe]

1. That is terrible

but Jokey Smurf is my favorite....2nd runner up is Lazy Smurf.

[Roon]

2. Yeah, Jokey is my favorite too

I want to get my sig as a tat on my leg, I just can't afford it.

[TZ]

3. I have a problem with your source

That's the Daily Mail..I RW rag worse than Faux news, so I always take what they say with a BIG grain of salt. That being said, I believe there are various AIDS vaccines in different trials that are quite different from these.
Also I was involved in malaria vaccine research for awhile, and they kept having setbacks like this, but they keep going forward.
I'm naturally an optimist. Even if they have to scratch this type, I know there is quite a bit of novel science going on this area.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Thanks for a positive note on this subject. I hope you are right and that

there is a safe, working vaccine one day. :hug: