Comment on The fact that people this stupid exist

• HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That would be an HIV Vaccine

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  • piecat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well, some vaccines are therapeutic in nature, where it’s beneficial to take it while you have symptoms. Some vaccines are only helpful before you get a symptom, for example rabies.

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    • hamid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Their point is AIDS is the syndrome you get after it is too late and your immune system no longer works. The vaccine would be for Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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      • piecat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Oh gotcha

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  • lieuwex@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s just pedantic

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    • HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s more like saying “I miiiiiight be able to cure cancer, that’s a bit tough and would require a lot of luck… I definitely can’t cure death though.”

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• Gigasser@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  HIV also rapidly mutates

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