A shimmer of light

[sao123]

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A new aids vaccine has been about 30% effective in a study of 16000 in thailand.

This will provide a new direction for research around the world.
this is just great.

 

[IronWing]

Is the difference of 0.2875% in infection rate in a sample size of 16000 really significant or is it noise?

The infection rate was 0.6375% for folks with the vaccine and 0.925% for those who got the placebo. So 99%+ of the study participants avoided contracting AIDS w/o the vaccine necessarily having any effect at all. While vaccine research is important it appears there are already highly effective methods of preventing AIDS transmission available today.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Is the difference of 0.2875% in infection rate in a sample size of 16000 really significant or is it noise?

The infection rate was 0.6375% for folks with the vaccine and 0.925% for those who got the placebo. So 99%+ of the study participants avoided contracting AIDS w/o the vaccine necessarily having any effect at all. While vaccine research is important it appears there are already highly effective methods of preventing AIDS transmission available today.

statistically is it important? no...
will it refine and open new areas of research... absolutely.

 

[JDub02]

i have a 100% effective way to avoid AIDS ... don't swap body fluids with someone with AIDS. now pay me moneys!!!

 

[Gooberlx2]

I wonder how they established controls. Though the article says both groups were "average" risk, it's certainly possible the placebo group simply had a slightly larger percentage of people who participate in higher risk activities.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
I wonder how they established controls. Though the article says both groups were "average" risk, it's certainly possible the placebo group simply had a slightly larger percentage of people who participate in higher risk activities.

IIRC...they dont actually infect new people... these are already people with aids.
however the many strains of aids allows new infections to be trackable... they would be looking for the specific strain which they were exposed to.
but maybe in thailand they do infect real healthy people.

 

[Insomniator]

I thought South Park already solved AIDS?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: JDub02
i have a 100% effective way to avoid AIDS ... don't swap body fluids with someone with AIDS. now pay me moneys!!!

Sadly, this IS the ultimate way to avoid aids. I don't get why Aids is even such a big issue. If people had half a brain they would not catch it. People just have to stop having sex with every 2nd girl you see.

 

[Alone]

Too many variables to make me think anything even happened here.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JDub02
i have a 100% effective way to avoid AIDS ... don't swap body fluids with someone with AIDS. now pay me moneys!!!

like that's so easy to do because when someone is infected with HIV they have it tattooed on their forehead.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

Originally posted by: JDub02
i have a 100% effective way to avoid AIDS ... don't swap body fluids with someone with AIDS. now pay me moneys!!!

Sadly, this IS the ultimate way to avoid aids. I don't get why Aids is even such a big issue. If people had half a brain they would not catch it. People just have to stop having sex with every 2nd girl you see.

kk, be sure to pass that advice along to rape victims in Africa.

 

[Tobolo]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

Originally posted by: JDub02
i have a 100% effective way to avoid AIDS ... don't swap body fluids with someone with AIDS. now pay me moneys!!!

Sadly, this IS the ultimate way to avoid aids. I don't get why Aids is even such a big issue. If people had half a brain they would not catch it. People just have to stop having sex with every 2nd girl you see.

kk, be sure to pass that advice along to rape victims in Africa.

Like they would be able to get the vaccine anyway. It will cost about 5 years worth of pay for them.

 

[n yusef]

Originally posted by: Tobolo

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

Originally posted by: JDub02
i have a 100% effective way to avoid AIDS ... don't swap body fluids with someone with AIDS. now pay me moneys!!!

Sadly, this IS the ultimate way to avoid aids. I don't get why Aids is even such a big issue. If people had half a brain they would not catch it. People just have to stop having sex with every 2nd girl you see.

kk, be sure to pass that advice along to rape victims in Africa.

Like they would be able to get the vaccine anyway. It will cost about 5 years worth of pay for them.

Governments and NGOs will finance the distribution and administration of vaccine.