Vaccine research overlooked in AIDS

[Guest guest]

Vaccine research overlooked in AIDS

pandemic

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Developing a vaccine to

prevent AIDS should be given

top priority in the fight against the deadly virus

sweeping Africa, a leading

epidemiologist said.

Efforts to develop a vaccine risked getting

overlooked in the push to raise

money to fight AIDS, said Seth Berkley, president

of the New York-based

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

However, key decisions on whether to pursue

vaccine " candidates " currently

in human trials may need to be made as early as

2002, he said.

Berkley spoke Friday on the sidelines of a two-day

African AIDS summit

hosted by Nigeria and the Organization of African

Unity. On Friday, African

leaders signed a declaration calling on members to

aim at spending 15

percent of their national budgets on health

programs, including a significant

proportion on AIDS and to provide cheap and

effective drugs to treat those

infected.

The Vaccine Initiative -- a private, nonprofit

organization funded by

governments, foundations and private enterprise --

has raised more than $300

million to assist vaccine research and create

systems for distributing them in

the developing world.

Yet Berkley estimates that the project would

require at least double that

figure to give research bodies " a chance " of

developing vaccines by 2007.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi n this week

announced efforts to create a

global " war chest " worth $7 billion to $10 billion

to fight AIDS. It was unclear

how much would be devoted to vaccine research.

Other observers said vaccine trials could be

" fast-tracked " in about half the

time or less if funding in the billions was made

available.

Billions of dollars have gone into the development

of effective AIDS

treatments, but vaccine research has received

relatively little funding.

Pharmaceutical companies have viewed it as

unprofitable, and most AIDS

activists have focused their efforts on finding a

cure.

U.S. government funding of HIV-AIDS research last

year topped $2 billion,

with about $250 million going toward vaccine

research. The rest went toward

developing drugs to treat those with the disease.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Western

countries such as

Canada and the Netherlands have also provided

millions of dollars of vaccine

research funding.

, head of the U.S. delegation to the

African summit, said

Friday that President Bush's administration would

spend $2.5 billion on

HIV-AIDS research this year, including $480 million

for " international

HIV/AIDS assistance. " She did not give a further

breakdown.

" The Bush administration is Africa's partner in

this effort. The United States

has been the world leader in research and

assistance to battle these

diseases, " said.

Researching and testing an AIDS vaccine is only

the first part of the

problem, Berkley said. Getting it to those who need

it most is another

challenge. Vaccines developed for other diseases

ordinarily take 15 years or

more before they are affordable in poor countries.

The Vaccine Initiative hopes that private firms

involved in the production of

the vaccines will offer them at cut-rate prices in

poorer countries.

" Extraordinarily complex planning is required, "

Berkley said. " Establishing

new production capacity alone normally requires

four to five years. "

http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSTopNews/aids_apr28-ap.html

[Guest guest]

I don't know much about how vaccines work, but I am correct in that most of

them involve injecting a small amount of the virus/bacteria into the

receipient, correct? So, in essence, if this aids vaccine goes through

wouldn't people run the risk of contracting AIDS from the vaccine? Please

tell me if I'm wrong.

Vaccine research overlooked in AIDS

Vaccine research overlooked in AIDS

pandemic

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Developing a vaccine

to prevent AIDS should be given

top priority in the fight against the deadly

virus sweeping Africa, a leading

epidemiologist said.

Efforts to develop a vaccine risked getting

overlooked in the push to raise

money to fight AIDS, said Seth Berkley,

president of the New York-based

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

However, key decisions on whether to pursue

vaccine " candidates " currently

in human trials may need to be made as early

as 2002, he said.

Berkley spoke Friday on the sidelines of a

two-day African AIDS summit

hosted by Nigeria and the Organization of

African Unity. On Friday, African

leaders signed a declaration calling on

members to aim at spending 15

percent of their national budgets on health

programs, including a significant

proportion on AIDS and to provide cheap and

effective drugs to treat those

infected.

The Vaccine Initiative -- a private,

nonprofit organization funded by

governments, foundations and private

enterprise -- has raised more than $300

million to assist vaccine research and create

systems for distributing them in

the developing world.

Yet Berkley estimates that the project would

require at least double that

figure to give research bodies " a chance " of

developing vaccines by 2007.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi n this week

announced efforts to create a

global " war chest " worth $7 billion to $10

billion to fight AIDS. It was unclear

how much would be devoted to vaccine

research.

Other observers said vaccine trials could be

" fast-tracked " in about half the

time or less if funding in the billions was

made available.

Billions of dollars have gone into the

development of effective AIDS

treatments, but vaccine research has received

relatively little funding.

Pharmaceutical companies have viewed it as

unprofitable, and most AIDS

activists have focused their efforts on

finding a cure.

U.S. government funding of HIV-AIDS research

last year topped $2 billion,

with about $250 million going toward vaccine

research. The rest went toward

developing drugs to treat those with the

disease.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and

Western countries such as

Canada and the Netherlands have also provided

millions of dollars of vaccine

research funding.

, head of the U.S. delegation to

the African summit, said

Friday that President Bush's administration

would spend $2.5 billion on

HIV-AIDS research this year, including $480

million for " international

HIV/AIDS assistance. " She did not give a

further breakdown.

" The Bush administration is Africa's partner

in this effort. The United States

has been the world leader in research and

assistance to battle these

diseases, " said.

Researching and testing an AIDS vaccine is

only the first part of the

problem, Berkley said. Getting it to those

who need it most is another

challenge. Vaccines developed for other

diseases ordinarily take 15 years or

more before they are affordable in poor

countries.

The Vaccine Initiative hopes that private

firms involved in the production of

the vaccines will offer them at cut-rate

prices in poorer countries.

" Extraordinarily complex planning is

required, " Berkley said. " Establishing

new production capacity alone normally

requires four to five years. "

http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSTopNews/aids_apr28-ap.html

[Guest guest]

At 09:38 AM 04/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:

>I don't know much about how vaccines work, but I am correct in that most of

>them involve injecting a small amount of the virus/bacteria into the

>receipient, correct? So, in essence, if this aids vaccine goes through

>wouldn't people run the risk of contracting AIDS from the vaccine? Please

>tell me if I'm wrong.

Nope, exactly right.

And you really need to know what causes aids to even try to make a vaccine

and there is NO proof that HIV causes AIDS. Sometiems antibodies are

present and sometimes not.

You are all starting to see the lies you have been told

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/links.htm#AIDS

and http://www.aidsmyth.com

Sheri

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moderator

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[Guest guest]

Usually, when you get a vaccine, you test positive for antibodies

against the virus (in theory). If an hiv vaccine is used, technically

the recipient would test positive when given and hiv test.... so how

will it be determined who needs to be put on azt? Maybe everyone?

Wouldn't that be a cash cow - vaccinate at birth for hiv then you have

an azt consumer for life....

S.

Sheri Nakken wrote:

> At 09:38 AM 04/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:

> >I don't know much about how vaccines work, but I am correct in that

> most of

> >them involve injecting a small amount of the virus/bacteria into the

> >receipient, correct? So, in essence, if this aids vaccine goes

> through

> >wouldn't people run the risk of contracting AIDS from the vaccine?

> Please

> >tell me if I'm wrong.

>

> Nope, exactly right.

> And you really need to know what causes aids to even try to make a

> vaccine

> and there is NO proof that HIV causes AIDS. Sometiems antibodies are

> present and sometimes not.

> You are all starting to see the lies you have been told

> http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/links.htm#AIDS

> and http://www.aidsmyth.com

>

> Sheri

> --------------------------------------------------------

> Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA

> moderator

> Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & UK

> 530-478-1242 Voicemail in US

> http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

> " All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men

> ( &

> women) do nothing " ...Edmund Burke

> ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE.

> THE

> DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.

> Well Within's Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours

> http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin

> International Tours, Homestudy Courses, ANTHRAX & OTHER Vaccine

> Dangers

> Education, Homeopathic Education

> CEU's for nurses, Books & Multi-Pure Water Filters

>

>

[Guest guest]

At 01:13 PM 04/28/2001 -0400, you wrote:

>Usually, when you get a vaccine, you test positive for antibodies

>against the virus (in theory). If an hiv vaccine is used, technically

>the recipient would test positive when given and hiv test.... so how

>will it be determined who needs to be put on azt? Maybe everyone?

>Wouldn't that be a cash cow - vaccinate at birth for hiv then you have

>an azt consumer for life....

>S.

>

Good point - we have such smart people on this list!

--------------------------------------------------------

Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA

moderator

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & UK

530-478-1242 Voicemail in US

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

" All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men ( &

women) do nothing " ...Edmund Burke

ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE

DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.

Well Within's Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin

International Tours, Homestudy Courses, ANTHRAX & OTHER Vaccine Dangers

Education, Homeopathic Education

CEU's for nurses, Books & Multi-Pure Water Filters