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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
Adenovirus and AAV, cytomegalovirus (until one has HIV), etc.
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I want to elaborate on this too. Since we're on the subject of vaccines, is there one for AIDS? I remember when Bill Clinton set a national goal to develop an AIDS vaccine within a decade. Kennedy said he wanted to put a man on the moon to counter Russia's Sputnik launch from 1957. Kennedy's program worked, but we still have yet to see an AIDS vaccine.
Clinton did establish a research center at the National Institutes of Health, at the same time involving other nations in the effort.
There was an HIV vaccine back in the 80s, "VaxSyn" which is based on some kind of viral protein. I can't remember the name exactly, but I do know it was based on a viral protein. Anyway, it was unsuccessful, but then again, back in the 80s it was also thought that AIDS was gay related.
So what do you think? Do you think a successful vaccine can be created soon? Bill Clinton started this program some 10 years ago. Well, we're still waiting.
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