Published in Blood Weekly, May 18th, 2006
Study 1: An HIV serodetection assay differentiates vaccine-from virus-induced antibodies.
According to recently published research from the United States, "All current human immunodeficiency virus (HfV) vaccine candidates contain multiple viral components and elicit antibodies that react positively in licensed HIV diagnostic tests, which contain similar viral products.
"Thus, vaccine trial participants could be falsely diagnosed as infected with HIV. Additionally, uninfected, seropositive vaccines may encounter long-term social and economic harms....
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-05-18)
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