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From: sys0002@dircon.co.uk (Julian Hayward)
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Subject: Re: Something from GayNet re:HIV vaccine.
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>|> > HIV vaccin (VAXSYN) is also under trial in Montreal. Phase I study
>|> > was started last may. A Phase II study (placebo) started a few weeks ago.
>... I was part of a group of
>HIV- guinea pigs for it.  No adverse effects, except for the typical
>vaccine thing: a sore arm.  Oh yeah, and a minor sociological
>adverse effect: I produce misleadingly positive HIV antibody tests now.
>Of course, this is not a problem for HIV infected individuals.

>Regards,
>____
>\  /Dan Greening	IBM T.J.Watson Research Center	 NY (914) 784-7861
> \/ dgreen@ibm.com	Yorktown Heights, NY 10598-0704	 CA (213) 825-2266

Dan, 
Out of interest, how can they tell if the treatment is successful when
it causes HIV- individuals like yourself to show HIV+? Is there a further
test which can identify the difference from real HIV infected cells?
 
I'd imagine you'd have a difficult time explaining this to an insurance
company, perhaps they are more intelligent in the US/Canada.
 
Julian
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