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Nigeria to benefit from new HIV/AIDS vaccine
On September 30, 2011 · In News
By Sola Ogundipe , Chioma Obinna & Ebele Onuorah

LAGOS – Nigeria will be the first African country to access the benefit of a new protective vaccine that will stop people from developing the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS as indication yesterday emerged that Cornell Micheal Nelson, one of the scientists who discovered the vaccine will be in Nigeria next month.

In a telephone chat with Vanguard, Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Professor John Idoko disclosed that Cornell Micheal Nelson, will be in Nigeria by October 12, to attend a symposium, where he would be presenting a keynote addrees on the newly discovered vaccine.

The choice of Nigeria for this landmark event, is not unconnected with the country’s large population and notable contribution to the fight against the HIV virus. With the discovery of the vaccine, the world may be on the verge of finally overcoming the threat posed by HIV and AIDS.

However, indications from the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, revealed that Nigerian Scientists are excited over the vaccine which shows great potential to reduce the burden of HIV across the world.

According to former Director General of NIMR, Prof. Oni Idigbe, all is set for the symposium which would address other areas of the discovery.

Before now, various type of vaccines have been discovered in the past but none has shown great potential like the present vaccine discovered in Thailand.

According to the researchers, the AIDS vaccine could cut down the risk of developing the disease by a third.

Already, scientists across the world have hailed the breakthrough, saying it could be the first step to even better protection.

The new vaccine which works by stimulating the immune system — is a combination of two previous treatments which had proved ineffective when used alone.

It was tested on 8,000 HIV negative male and female volunteers aged 18 to 30 in Thailand.

They were checked for infection every six months. The results found that the chances of catching HIV were almost 32 per cent lower if a person had been given the vaccine rather than a dummy injection.

The breakthrough — funded by the US Military HIV Research Program and the Thai Ministry of Public Health — is regarded as a first step towards an effective vaccine against AIDS, which hits two million people a year.

Prof Aine McKnight, a viral expert from the University of London, said: For a quarter of a century the scientific community has been divided on whether a vaccine against HIV could be produced.

“Today that question is settled. This is exciting news, but the battle is far from won.”

A spokesman from the World Health Organisation said: “The results are the first demonstration that a vaccine can prevent infection and are of great importance.

“These results have instilled new hope in the HIV vaccine research field and promise that a safe and highly effective HIV vaccine may become available for populations throughout the world.”

The scientists, however advised that for now, the best protection remains having sex with a condom.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/nigeria-to-benefit-from-new-hivaids-vaccine/

33% lower?

Still a 66% chance of getting infected. Wouldnt bank on it, unless it can stop HIV from progressing to AIDS.

Even 99% efficacy is still risky, IMHO.

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what's good!

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but um well I guess I made a conscious decision to learn, appreciate and uphold my culture. Moving around kinda added to it too.

Egba girl:

deleted my post. lol. but um well I guess I made a conscious decision to learn, appreciate and uphold my culture. Moving around kinda added to it too.

Sorry about that... Just didn't want to be too bait lol...

That's great... Are you into Afrocentrism/black-consciousness??

ShyM-X:


Sorry about that... Just didn't want to be too bait lol...

That's great... Are you into Afrocentrism/black-consciousness??

nah you good. I had typed out the long essay and I also deleted mine. so we're even. uh well... to a certain extent. I'm not totally hardcore on it though. There's no doubt that you are. lol

Egba girl:

nah you good. I had typed out the long essay and I also deleted mine. so we're even. uh well... to a certain extent. I'm not totally hardcore on it though. There's no doubt that you are. lol

Lmao @ me being hardcore on it...

I just think it's the right path albeit I'm still open to everything.. I'll say it has helped me a lot and it's still helping me to find myself and understand the best path to take to achieve success/greatness... It made me believe in myself as a black man that I'm gifted(albeit some misunderstand it for arrogance/cockiness) and I can achieve whatever I set out to do... Also, it has enhanced my state of consciousness on how to create wealth and what to do, and what not to do...

However, I'm not as hardcore as the rastas and the danshiki wearing brothers out there... I'm just a young hip-hop loving guy...

ShyM-X:


Lmao @ me being hardcore on it...

I just think it's the right path albeit I'm still open to everything.. I'll say it has helped me a lot and it's still helping me to find myself and understand the best path to take to achieve success/greatness... It made me believe in myself as a black man that I'm gifted(albeit some misunderstand it for arrogance/cockiness) and I can achieve whatever I set out to do... Also, it has enhanced my state of consciousness on how to create wealth and what to do, and what not to do...

However, I'm not as hardcore as the rastas and the danshiki wearing brothers out there... I'm just a young hip-hop loving guy...

LOL. Im being for real yo. When it gets to the verbally aggressive speeches and discussions, I nicely crawl back into my shell. Can't be mentally stressed. lol. But nah I know quite a number of people who have benefited from it the same you have and honestly I think this sort of consciousness needs to spread though. Learning more about great African leaders especially the women is a great motivation for me. I keep telling myself that I have egba blood in me so I have no excuses. Egba people were born to be great! and I have to be like those phenomenal men and women.

HAHAHHAAHHA im not a fan of the danshiki wearers lol. I honestly just roll my eyes (not always tho)

Egba girl:
LOL. Im being for real yo. When it gets to the verbally aggressive speeches and discussions, I nicely crawl back into my shell. Can't be mentally stressed. lol. But nah I know quite a number of people who have benefited from it the same you have and honestly I think this sort of consciousness needs to spread though. Learning more about great African leaders especially the women is a great motivation for me. I keep telling myself that I have egba blood in me so I have no excuses. Egba people were born to be great! and I have to be like those phenomenal men and women.

HAHAHHAAHHA im not a fan of the danshiki wearers lol. I honestly just roll my eyes (not always tho)

I like the bolded...

I admire the Egba people and you lot are our biggest competition, but the Ijebus are still winning, though....

Your women are probably the greatest women to come out present day Nigeria and I admire the Egba spirit...

Anyway, my maternal grandma is an Egba woman, she's probably my biggest hero... Perhaps, that was why I was fascinated by your handle - true story...

Lmao @ danshiki wearers... Those people are proper on this African consciousness thing... They are the new Afrikans!!!

In other words, they want to use us as guinea pigs