The HIV cure attempt is real. They have been working on this for awhile. One method that seems to work is a DNA change (through a bone marrow transplant I think?) based on people who don't get HIV despite exposure. It worked. They guy who was transplanted to died of something completely different. His HIV had disappeared.
So the science here is a parallel attempt of a different type. If they can get this to work on a respiratory virus (SARS type), it's possible they could also find a cure for the common cold, which is a holy grail of pharmaceuticals Antivirals are developing. There's no reason they can't be developed for this. It may be a way off, but every develop goes through the steps. I hope it works. It could revolutionise medicine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Clarke" To: Cc: Sent:Sat, 1 May 2021 09:29:52 +1000 Subject:Re: [LINK] Covid 'Cures' cf. Spread-Dampening On 30/4/21 4:29 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote: > Revealed: How a single pill home-cure for Covid could be available this year .. Aside: I worry about any source that uses the word 'cure'. On a related matter, the US and UK appear to be working on the assumption that, once some level of the poulation has been vaccinated, herd immunity is being approached and restrictions can be eased. But the vaccines were designed to be protective of the vaccinated individual against the virus. The extent to which the vaccines reduce the capacity of vaccinated people from spreading the virus appears to be unclear from the science, and hence dependent on empirical evidence from social experiments. Has anyone seen any serious attempts to assess the effectiveness of the vaccines in reducing infections? (As distinct from effectiveness in reducing the impact of the virus on infected individuals - which I gather does seem to be the case with most of the various vaccines). -- Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
