Damn. There was initially a great deal of hope that this was a serious breakthrough in treatment. We will have to wait a bit longer and keep our fingers crossed for the next development.
The full results, presented at the Aids vaccine conference in Paris and published immediately online by the New England Journal of Medicine reveal that:
• The vaccine did not protect those at high risk of HIV infection, such as sex workers and intravenous drug users.
• The protective effect was greatest in the first 12 months and then seemed to diminish.
• When those who did not get all six vaccine shots were taken out of the analysis, the positive result was statistically insignificant.
