HIV treatment in India is undergoing a
new phase. The first phase of vaccine which was being developed in India for
HIV has cleared the test with flying colors and the researchers are happy
with the outcome. The first phase of the test is crucial as it has to
clear on many fronts like information on safety and any vaccine related side
effects. The test came clear on every level and the researchers started working
on the other aspects of the vaccine. Normally a vaccine is tested on animals
first and then several rounds of these vaccines are tested on the people so
that complete verification can happen.
India currently is the top most
country with the maximum number of HIV cases and the development of such a vaccine
would be a bone to many people of the country. Around 25-30 lakh people in
India are infected by HIV.
The vaccine tested is called tgAAC09
and this is a preventive vaccine against HIV. People without HIV can be
protected against the disease and it is not a medicine or a drug for the people
who are HIV positive.
HIV is a growing problem in our
country and needs to be checked at the earliest. Hence when the National AIDS
Research Institute (NARI), Pune started the testing of the Vaccine a lot of people
heaved a sigh of relief. Around 32 people were enrolled for the test and
researchers were sure that the AIDS day would bring some new answers for the
people.
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