GoaRedStar
20th March 2006, 19:35
Sounds like a great idea.
Bulgarian, Italian researchers to develop anti-AIDS vaccine for newborns
"This is a very serious and scientifically well-founded idea by Italian professor Vittorio Colizzi" of the Tor Vergata university in Rome, the institute's director, Bogdan Petrunov, said, adding "the vaccine is meant for children in Africa where the AIDS virus is widespread."
"The idea is to add HIV antigene proteins to the Bulgarian BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine to strengthen the children's immune systems. The BCG was chosen as it is already an immune-stimulant and is the first vaccine given to newborn babies," he added.
Colizzi told Bulgaria's Trud daily newspaper Saturday that he was working on a kind of "immunity pool for newborns," based on the Bulgarian BCG vaccine, to protect against tuberculosis, AIDS and hepatitis B.
The first clinical tests for the new combined vaccine is to take place in Rome "before the end of this year," he added.
"At a second stage the vaccine will be tested on adults before being given to newborns in a Cameroon medical institute," Colizzi said.
"This is just an idea now and there is a long way ahead, at least three or four years, before it could be developed. No such thing has ever been done before," Petrunov said.
"The Bulgarian BCG vaccine against tuberculosis was chosen for the tests as it is one of five such vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation and licenced to be exported in the whole world," he added.
"Professor Colizzi has isolated most of the necessary AIDS-virus proteins and they are ready to be added to the BCG vaccine. At the beginning of April we will sign a cooperation agreement," Petrunov said.
http://www.physorg.com/news11923.html
Bulgarian, Italian researchers to develop anti-AIDS vaccine for newborns
"This is a very serious and scientifically well-founded idea by Italian professor Vittorio Colizzi" of the Tor Vergata university in Rome, the institute's director, Bogdan Petrunov, said, adding "the vaccine is meant for children in Africa where the AIDS virus is widespread."
"The idea is to add HIV antigene proteins to the Bulgarian BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine to strengthen the children's immune systems. The BCG was chosen as it is already an immune-stimulant and is the first vaccine given to newborn babies," he added.
Colizzi told Bulgaria's Trud daily newspaper Saturday that he was working on a kind of "immunity pool for newborns," based on the Bulgarian BCG vaccine, to protect against tuberculosis, AIDS and hepatitis B.
The first clinical tests for the new combined vaccine is to take place in Rome "before the end of this year," he added.
"At a second stage the vaccine will be tested on adults before being given to newborns in a Cameroon medical institute," Colizzi said.
"This is just an idea now and there is a long way ahead, at least three or four years, before it could be developed. No such thing has ever been done before," Petrunov said.
"The Bulgarian BCG vaccine against tuberculosis was chosen for the tests as it is one of five such vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation and licenced to be exported in the whole world," he added.
"Professor Colizzi has isolated most of the necessary AIDS-virus proteins and they are ready to be added to the BCG vaccine. At the beginning of April we will sign a cooperation agreement," Petrunov said.
http://www.physorg.com/news11923.html