Not Surprising

This from the London Independent:

Most scientists involved in Aids research believe that a vaccine against HIV is further away than ever and some have admitted that effective immunisation against the virus may never be possible, according to an unprecedented poll conducted by The Independent.

A mood of deep pessimism has spread among the international community of Aids scientists after the failure of a trial of a promising vaccine at the end of last year. It just was the latest in a series of setbacks in the 25-year struggle to develop an HIV vaccine.

As I said, this is not surprising. The world's number one misery virus that causes the common cold has never been whipped, it's not even close. And the AIDS virus is far more complex.

They mentioned the twenty-five-year effort to find a cure. What they didn't mention was the billions and billions and billions now apparently wasted on all these failed efforts, another onerous part of the crushing cost of AIDS.