The world has made numerous steps at keeping the killer at bay but not enough. The infamous drug cocktail is a daily ritual of HIV positive people. Frequent drug side effects and a variety of physicians fill the days hoping their condition won’t deteriorate.
In this light you can see why so many cling to the existence of a cure. There is a scientist claiming he can cure HIV with perfume injections. If you think that’s too risky, there is a herbal concoction for $1194 to rid your life of this killer forever. Some will try anything to take back their lives.
There might not be a cure on the horizon but preventing AIDS is another story.
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Last Thursday Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise announced they had produced the 1st vaccine to reduce HIV infections in humans. The vaccine is combination of two previous vaccine attempts. Thailand was the site of the trial with 16,000 participants.They warn the public not to be too excited, but how can we not be for any progress is great news.
I have been thinking; what if the vaccine works? We wouldn’t see it used in the mainstream public for sometime. But would it be like the start of the Polio virus vaccine with inducing the disease which it was created to prevent? Maybe, but even though the Polio vaccine had a rough beginning, it has changed our lives for eternity. I hope AIDS becomes a disease we will tell our kids about in our old age and not fear they may contract it.
Due to this devastating epidemic, safe sex campaigns have flourished since the 80’s but I fear that some people may be even more likely practice 'free love' with no silent killer lurking. Chlamydia, gonorrhea and even herpes don’t kill. And with a society that typical believes 'It wont happen to me.' how will we get the message across? We must continue to be active at preventing, testing and educating.
With all this talk of a vaccine, what about the millions that already have HIV or AIDS? They will be made to sit on the sidelines and watch the world change hoping for a cure before time runs out. Pamela Curry story is all too familiar:
Watch her story
The full trial will be released at the AIDS Vaccine 2009 in Paris this October. The Enterprise stresses that all individuals and organizations committed to ending AIDS must help make a safe and effective vaccine.
As the world watches this vaccine story unfold, there is still much we can do. Support some kind of heath care reform that has affordable access to medical care for all. I don’t care which side you pick but get involved. Help the millions with HIV/AIDS.
Go to http://www.aids.gov/ to see how you can make a difference. We must help the people now. AIDS have been pushed to the side far too long. We can’t just sit idly and wait for a cure. Educate yourself and others on all the things we been hearing since we were in grade school. We have gotten complacent with the way this epidemic is handled. Make a stand.
Precious H.
Aw! Nice job Precious! Good points about making sure we tell our children about it.I liked it.
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