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De:	Edgar Makona [ Profil ]
Sujet:	New drug cuts HIV infection by 30% in Uganda
Envoyé:	Sep 25th, 2009 - 12:42:04

	Ugandan researchers have welcomed news of an experimental Aids vaccine which reduced HIV infections by about a third in Thailand. The vaccine is made from two older versions, and is the first to show any protection against HIV, the virus that causes Aids, and which has killed millions worldwide over the last three decades. Recent failures in vaccine trials had led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible. The health minister of Thailand, where the trials were conducted, called the outcome a very important step for developing an Aids vaccine but experts warned that a commercial vaccine may require more time and it may not work in Africa, which has suffered the brunt of the epidemic. -- Edgar Dearn Makona East Africa Regional Focal Point Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS Starwood Apartments, Hurlingham, Nairobi, Kenya P. O. Box 14907 \| Tel: +254 733 465396 \| +254 20 2433573 edgar (at) youthaidscoalition.org www.iAIDS.org \| www.youthaidscoalition.org

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