It's worth clicking on the link to read the article in its original form: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... erpes.html
Unfortunately, what LMTU/Mothersruin presents as being drawn from article is almost dangerously inaccurate and misleading.
No, what the article states is the new vaccine can't remove the virus from the body once there. So even if successful, it'll be no use to someone who has "already got it" in its current form.Originally Posted by mothersruin
Quoted from the article:
"MVA-B is not capable of removing HIV from the body but meets the requirements for a 'promising HIV vaccine...'"
"Injecting the vaccine into a healthy person is intended to train the immune system to detect and learn how to combat the virus. Prof Esteban said: 'It is like showing a picture of the HIV so that it is able to recognise it if it sees it again in the future.'"