Why isn't there a herpes vaccine?

[Shawn]

Why hasn't one been developed yet?

 

[KLin]

Why, do you need one?

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Because Herpes is overrated.

 

[imported_wicka]

Hey.
Why isn't there an AIDS vaccine?

ZING

 

[MX2]

because

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: KLin
Why, do you need one?

Well it would be nice to not have to worry about getting it if everyone was vaccinated.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: KLin
Why, do you need one?

:laugh: Pwned

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: KLin
Why, do you need one?

Well it would be nice to not have to worry about getting it if everyone was vaccinated.

where's the logic in that? you'd still have aids/hepatitis c to worry about and other nasties

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: The Battosai

Originally posted by: KLin
Why, do you need one?

:laugh: Pwned

Not really. Vaccines only work if you don't already have it.

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: The Battosai

Originally posted by: KLin
Why, do you need one?

:laugh: Pwned

Not really. Vaccines only work if you don't already have it.

hmmmm

*scratches chin

 

[Amplifier]

why aint they give us a cure for aids?

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
why aint they give us a cure for aids?

$$$$$$$$$$$ for cocktail?

 

[swtethan]

everyone has it

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Why hasn't one been developed yet?

From the Wikipedia article on herpes:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is currently in the midst of phase III trials of a vaccine against HSV-2. The vaccine has only been shown to be effective for women who have never been exposed to HSV-1. Overall, the vaccine is approximately 48% effective in preventing HSV-2 seropositivity and about 78% effective in preventing symptomatic HSV-2. Assuming FDA approval, a commercial version of the vaccine is estimated to become available around 2008.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: Shawn
Why hasn't one been developed yet?

From the Wikipedia article on herpes:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is currently in the midst of phase III trials of a vaccine against HSV-2. The vaccine has only been shown to be effective for women who have never been exposed to HSV-1. Overall, the vaccine is approximately 48% effective in preventing HSV-2 seropositivity and about 78% effective in preventing symptomatic HSV-2. Assuming FDA approval, a commercial version of the vaccine is estimated to become available around 2008.

Why has it only been tested on women?

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: Shawn
Why hasn't one been developed yet?

From the Wikipedia article on herpes:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is currently in the midst of phase III trials of a vaccine against HSV-2. The vaccine has only been shown to be effective for women who have never been exposed to HSV-1. Overall, the vaccine is approximately 48% effective in preventing HSV-2 seropositivity and about 78% effective in preventing symptomatic HSV-2. Assuming FDA approval, a commercial version of the vaccine is estimated to become available around 2008.

Why has it only been tested on women?

i'd just play it safe. less than 100% effective? no thanks

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Because God hates sin.

 

[BoomerD]

Mainly because it's a virus, and they have no idea how a virus works nor how to stop them. Why do you think there's never been a vaccine for the common cold? Hopefully in our lifetime they will figure these things out. Viruses cause a lot of sickness and death in the world. Finding a vaccine that stops/neutralizes them would probably earn someone a Nobel prixe among other honors and $$$$$$$$$. (for the drug company that held the patent)

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser
Because God hates sin.

:roll:

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Why hasn't one been developed yet?

Real science, as oppose to TV and movie science, takes time. Developing an effective vaccine against a virus, actually a family of viruses, is difficult.

 

[sandorski]

chicks need to urinate too

 

[Kevin1211]

Why isn't there a herpes vaccine?

its the government's way of making the public aware of the skanks and whores of society..



heh..j/k.. or am i?.......... [/tin foil hat] :Q

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: Shawn
Why hasn't one been developed yet?

From the Wikipedia article on herpes:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is currently in the midst of phase III trials of a vaccine against HSV-2. The vaccine has only been shown to be effective for women who have never been exposed to HSV-1. Overall, the vaccine is approximately 48% effective in preventing HSV-2 seropositivity and about 78% effective in preventing symptomatic HSV-2. Assuming FDA approval, a commercial version of the vaccine is estimated to become available around 2008.

Why has it only been tested on women?

Women are more likely to get cervical cancer from HSV, men rarely do.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: isasir

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: Shawn
Why hasn't one been developed yet?

From the Wikipedia article on herpes:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is currently in the midst of phase III trials of a vaccine against HSV-2. The vaccine has only been shown to be effective for women who have never been exposed to HSV-1. Overall, the vaccine is approximately 48% effective in preventing HSV-2 seropositivity and about 78% effective in preventing symptomatic HSV-2. Assuming FDA approval, a commercial version of the vaccine is estimated to become available around 2008.

Why has it only been tested on women?

Women are more likely to get cervical cancer from HSV, men rarely do.

Ya, but how rarely?

 

[getbush]

There are a lot of viruses, some we know more about than others. The tough part about them is the way they work. A lot of them use our own machinery against ourselves for reproduction, etc. That is why they are tough to do anything about. It's not like a bacteria that we can selectively kill off. Viruses are robust in there relative simplicity and methods of action. The hard part is taking them out without taking ourselves out. Taking out all viruses and bacteria whatever is very very simple. It's doing it without killing teh patient as well that is hard.