• Vaccine for Malaria "is pretty much here"
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[release] [img]http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/19/article-1319012344821-005601D500000258-686334_466x310.jpg[/img] Testing of an experimental shot in seven African countries showed the new remedy cut the number of cases of the disease in young children in half. However, the GlaxoSmithKline vaccine is still at least three years away from complete development as more testing must be completed to see how well it works in infants and how long protection lasts. Then the vaccine will be reviewed by government agencies in Europe and in individual African nations ahead of a possible launch. 'This data brings us to the cusp of having the world's first malaria vaccine, which has the potential to significantly improve the outlook for children living in malaria endemic regions across Africa,' said GSK's chief executive Andrew Witty. 'The addition of a malaria vaccine to existing control interventions, such as bed nets and insecticide spraying, could potentially help prevent millions of cases of this debilitating disease. 'It could also reduce the burden on hospital services, freeing up much-needed beds to treat other patients who often live in remote villages, with little or no access to healthcare.' The mosquito-borne tropical disease takes nearly 800,000 lives a year - mostly children under five.[/release] [url=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/879016-cure-for-malaria-moves-step-closer-as-new-vaccine-cuts-cases-in-half]Source[/url] Sad that it will only work 50% of the time. Also, as far as I know, it's pretty much done. I saw another article that says it's done and says it's not, but whatever.
Those anti-vaccine nutjobs are gonna be all over this like mosquitoes to succulent human flesh...
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;32867700]Those anti-vaccine nutjobs are gonna be all over this like mosquitoes to succulent human flesh...[/QUOTE] that isnt funny my friend got aids from a vaccine needle
My sister helped on this :dance:
Farcry 2 needs a update now.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;32867818]My sister helped on this :dance:[/QUOTE] did she get the coffee?
My dad just went out of town to work a little in India, this is vrey good. [QUOTE=Spycrabz;32867766]that isnt funny my friend got aids from a vaccine needle[/QUOTE] i got extremdyslxiea from vacines
[QUOTE=RichyZ;32868073]and by that you mean suck a scientists dick?[/QUOTE] No, she was the bun inspector [img]http://tabb-emote.appspot.com/assets/emotes/smug.gif[/img]
Jesus christ that picture.
Due to prior experience with cures or vaccines in the news I'm not going to believe this actually exists until I see it shot into somebody's vain.
[QUOTE=HawkeyeTy;32868558]Due to prior experience with cures or vaccines in the news I'm not going to believe this actually exists until I see it shot into somebody's vain.[/QUOTE] Nah, it's true. It won't be released for a year or 2 until it can get approved but it's been tested.
[QUOTE=Spycrabz;32867766]that isnt funny my friend got aids from a vaccine needle[/QUOTE] yeah well at least you didn't have to watch a friend suffer through vaccine addiction
Holy shit this is awesome. Can't wait until shit like aids are history.
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;32867700]Those anti-vaccine nutjobs are gonna be all over this like mosquitoes to succulent human flesh...[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;RfdZTZQvuCo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZTZQvuCo[/video]
[QUOTE=Spycrabz;32867766]that isnt funny my friend got aids from a vaccine needle[/QUOTE] This can and does happen. In the countries set to benefit the most from this vaccine unsafe medical injections present a real health problem. It's no reason to stop vaccinations but it's something that needs to be taken seriously.
50% of the time is still 400k lives, a breakthrough in my mind
[QUOTE=flyschy;32870578]This can and does happen. In the countries set to benefit the most from this vaccine unsafe medical injections present a real health problem. It's no reason to stop vaccinations but it's something that needs to be taken seriously.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it's a huge problem in the 3rd world.
I thought Malaria already had a vaccine? I guess not
[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;32867965]Farcry 2 needs a update now.[/QUOTE] Instead of taking pills you'll be sticking the needle in your thigh every ten minutes and it's going to be realistically portrayed.
Ah, the progress. This is very fortunate. Hope the vaccin develops to work 100% of times.
[QUOTE=HawkeyeTy;32868558]Due to prior experience with cures or vaccines in the news I'm not going to believe this actually exists until I see it shot into somebody's vain.[/QUOTE] You can be a little bit more hopeful as this is being reported a bit further into the development stage as opposed to the very start and thus has cleared quite a few hurdles already.
[QUOTE=Spycrabz;32867766]that isnt funny my friend got aids from a vaccine needle[/QUOTE] Now if only we could develop technology to get vaccine from an aids needle.
And then Greenpeace steps in and destroys everything.
It's good they've finally got progress on a vaccine, the alternative for westerners going to Malaria areas is having to take malerone or some other tablet once a day while you're there and for about a week afterwards, and even that can mess you up a bit
I'm allergic to anti-malarials and going to Peru in the summer. Hurry the fuck up vaccine!
[QUOTE=Stockers678;32871790]I'm allergic to anti-malarials and going to Peru in the summer. Hurry the fuck up vaccine![/QUOTE] Meh, don't worry, you should be fine, really.
I like how everyone cheers now. Anyone who is a bit informed on how medical companies work will realise that this vaccine will be patented and the prices will be pushed up to the point where nobody can afford to buy it (at least not in Africa).
The jab works 50% of the time, [i]all the time.[/i]
[QUOTE=Ond kaja;32873481]I like how everyone cheers now. Anyone who is a bit informed on how medical companies work will realise that this vaccine will be patented and the prices will be pushed up to the point where nobody can afford to buy it (at least not in Africa).[/QUOTE] If no one can afford it then no one will buy it. And drug companies don't have to sell to individuals. A malaria vaccine sounds like something a charity organisation might buy or even the government of a country.
[QUOTE=Jabberwocky;32885485]If no one can afford it then no one will buy it. And drug companies don't have to sell to individuals. A malaria vaccine sounds like something a charity organisation might buy or even the government of a country.[/QUOTE] I'm not speculating, it's an observed fact that patented medicines are extremely expensive, since nobody can compete with the company making the medicines. [quote]"The most efficient way of reducing prices of medicines is to increase competition between producers. Thanks to legal production of qualitative copies of medicines (so called generic drugs), the price for the most widely used medicine against HIV has been reduced from 10 000 dollars in 2000 to under 100 dollars per patient today. This was possible due to the fact that medicines against HIV wasn't patented in countries such as India, Brazil and Thailand."[/quote] [quote]Countries who are big producers of generic drugs are by their membership in WTO forced to impose patents on medicines. This affects new medicines, which are likely to be patented even in countries with low production of cheaper medicines, as a consequence of this.[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.lakareutangranser.se/uppdrag/Access/Tillgang-till-lakemedel/[/url] (MSF, Swedish) Due to the TRIPS-agreement, countries are forced to enforce these laws even if it greatly hurts their population's health. Also, let's take a look at the export chart of the UK: [img]http://www.economywatch.com/userfiles/UK%20exports%20graphic.jpeg[/img] It's not a coincidence that the medicine industry makes the most money, and is steadily increasing as the patent protection becomes even tougher. While this is good for the economy of the UK, it's extremely damaging for the health of the population in poorer countries. The governments of the poorer countries or charity organisations won't be able to afford the costs of giving everyone vaccines against malaria.
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