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by TillE
4856 days ago
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A vaccine is not a cure. It's prevention - which already exists for mother to child HIV transmission. Anyway, the doctors don't make any absolutely definitive statements, but: "Now, after at least one year of taking no medicine, this child's blood remains free of virus even on the most sensitive tests available" http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cur... |
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True.
My point was that the title of the post indicated that the child was cured. We don't know that yet, and may not know for some time. It will be nearly impossible to eradicate HIV without prevention. If this child has unprotected sex as an adult thinking that it is cured, is that safe? We don't know. Maybe the virus will show again in their adulthood.
However, if a vaccine is found and we can prove the vaccination works, that provides a lot more security. Because of many of our parents getting vaccinated, Smallpox got to the point where their children (us) didn't have to get vaccinated. That is where we need to get with HIV. Because of AZT, etc. people just assume it is more of an annoyance now, like Herpes that can be managed. We need adequate resources dedicated and I am concerned that touting a cure that may not be is not in the public's best interest.