Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
Referred to as āthe Dusseldorf patientā to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at a conference in 2019, researchers could not confirm he had been officially cured at that time.
Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.
Unbelievably fucking cool
A twice-yearly shot has shown to be 100 percent effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and published results show it wo
Between that and new preventative shot, we might be able to eradicate HIV in the near future.
Do not forget this. No matter what happens do not forget weāre this close to finally ending this awful virus
This is such stunningly good news. To be reaching a point where you can actually imagine AIDS getting treated like cancer. That AIDS could be cured in my lifetime on a large scale.
Holy shit.
