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That certainly is the common point, however (provided the patient is strong enough to survive the additional initial strain) shouldn't it also kickstart an immu
by burgerbrain 15y ago
That certainly is the common point, however (provided the patient is strong enough to survive the additional initial strain) shouldn't it also kickstart an immune response in patients who are already infected? And once that starts, shouldn't that likely help fight the infection?
I don't know myself, I know next to nothing about medicine.
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- vibragiel 15y agoIt might. While this trial was meant to check if this vaccine could help prevent or restrain the infection (a prophylactic), in the same press conference¹ where these results were presented, the authors announced they were about to conduct a second phase I trial, this time to check for therapeutic effects on infected individuals. 1. http://www.cienciatk.csic.es/Videos/PRESENTACION+DE+LOS+RESULTADOS+DE+LA+NUEVA+VACUNA+PREVENTIVA+CONTRA+EL+VIH_25822.html http://www.cienciatk.csic.es/Videos/PRESENTACION+DE+LOS+RESU... (Spanish)