12/14/2003 5:16:30 PM
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got it
but don't they say that this magic
vaccine only protects against one
specific strain and that there are
something like 20 different species of
hpv? i don't know, i'm over here
scanning the internet searching for the
magic vaccine i can suggest to my new
potential beau but am coming up short.
god i hope this vaccine exists though.
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12/14/2003 5:35:03 PM
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Well being that this article is over a
year old I hope they would have made
some more progress by now. But if you
look at all the hoops that the FDA will
make Merck jump through before they can
release it, I wouldn't be suprised if
it was another 3-5 years out.
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12/14/2003 6:34:01 PM
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thats why they need our support!
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12/14/2003 6:35:05 PM
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Yeah! HPV nation unite! Unity! HPV
ARMY! we gotta demand it!
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12/14/2003 11:09:34 PM
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I here ya! But it sounds to good to be
true. Im almost not believing it. But I
am about to research it now and look up
the website or whatever. Peace
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12/14/2003 11:56:51 PM
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I am a little iffy on that article.
Sounds good, but the main focus is on
hpv 16, although it said that a
vaccine that includes other strains is
in the works. Not to sound negative,
but even if this were available, and
if I didn't have this virus, if
someone told me they had hpv, i do not
think i would sleep with them. there
are just too many strains, and there
is too much still not known about this
yet.
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12/15/2003 1:27:29 PM
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My understanding is that Merck will try
to get the vaccine out ASAP because they
lose the patent on their other lucrative
meds soon. Also, they want to add as
many strains as possible. To get latest
news, go to google news and search for
"hpv".
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12/15/2003 2:27:14 PM
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Two articles up-better join a convent
because 80% of the sexually active
population ages 15-35 have one strain
or another.
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12/16/2003 5:44:30 AM
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For any Aussies on here: CSL in
Australia has just been granted access
to the Merck patented sequence from the
HPV 16 virus that is being used in
vaccine research overseas and will be
studied in conjunction with the
University of Queensland. They are
hoping this will also pave the way for
a multi-valent vaccine for other
strains of HPV. :)
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12/16/2003 6:39:35 PM
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That's great -- but I wonder how it
affects Merck's IP rights? If Merck
doesn't get to protect its investment,
then it will have no incentive to
develop the vaccine. Or, maybe it's
better for the sequence to be out in the
public domain in the long run?
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12/17/2003 5:00:57 AM
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I think it will be a joint effort. CSL
will share in any profits made
obviously, but at the same time, they
are contributing to the research so all
the better I say! Two heads are better
than one :) I don't think either
company is entirely profit-based when
it comes to developing vaccines etc.
CSL actually distrubutes many blood and
plasma products for free to
laboratories as they are derived from
voluntary blood donations at the blood
bank :)
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12/18/2003 8:36:59 PM
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attention bunny
Will the HPV Vaccination be helpful
for those that would like to protect
themselves if they are in a
relationship with someone who already
has HPV.
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12/19/2003 1:34:54 AM
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I believe so. From what I have
gathered, one of the first vaccines
being used in trials is that of a
preventative nature, in that it can be
given to someone to prevent them
acquiring hpv
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