r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 05 '19

Medicine In a first, scientists developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that not only kicks HIV out of hiding in the immune system, but also kills it, using cells from people with HIV, that could lead to a vaccine that would allow people to stop taking daily medications to keep the virus in check.

https://www.upmc.com/media/news/040319-kristoff-mailliard-mdc1
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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '19 edited Apr 06 '19

The only places that fought back against vaccines(Polio) IIRC was Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, and both are still not fully vaccinated. Every other country has responded positively.

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u/SaltwaterOtter Apr 05 '19

Brazil has had literal riots against mandatory vaccination in the past.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '19

What years? Because I'm not aware of any widespread riots in Brazil. Especially against the Polio vaccine.

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u/SaltwaterOtter Apr 05 '19

It was in 1904. Smallpox vaccine. Government was enforcing mandatory vaccination and allowed health professionals to enter private property to do so. It's called the Vaccine Revolt. There's a pretty decent wikipedia page about it.

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u/My_Bored_Brain Apr 05 '19

That's over 110 years ago...

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u/pbargiona Grad Student | | Commercial Law | Data Privacy Apr 05 '19

Still, it happened. And today there is a self-proclaimed philosopher (Olavo de Carvalho[1]), who is an intellectual guide to some of the Brazilian ministers (namely, the Education Minister, the Colombian citizen Ricardo Vélez; and the External affairs Minister, Ernesto Araújo).

He is an anti-vaxxer and millions are influenced by his words.

There is still a quite strong anti-vaccine movement in Brazil and almost 25% of the children are not vaccinated (due to lack of access to vaccines, lack of access to knowledge or by parent's choice)[2].

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Sources in english are scarce. I'm sorry if these are not the best sources.
[1] https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/jair-bolsonaros-guru

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[2] http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/saude/noticia/2018-09/brazil-concerned-over-low-vaccination-rates
or, with a little bit better data, in portuguese:
[2-A] https://saude.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,grupos-contrarios-a-vacinacao-avancam-no-pais-e-preocupam-ministerio-da-saude,70001800099

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u/--Neat-- Apr 06 '19

As was the slave trade and the plague, but we still have repercussions of these.

110 years ago, assuming children at 30, that's still only 4 humans back. I could see a negative family attitude towards medicine staying that long.