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KS3/4 Science - Fighting HIV: The Issue

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Last updated 20 January 2012, created 17 June 2010, viewed 1,860

How one young man is living with HIV. Eight years ago, when Clint Walters was only 17, he found out he was HIV positive. The news shattered Clint and his family, but worse was to come: Clint's rapid progression to full-blown AIDS almost killed him. Thankfully modern combination therapies have res More…tored Clint to almost full health. In this programme we meet Clint as he undergoes a charity walk to raise money for a clinic he is hoping to open, a weekend HIV testing centre for young people. In preparation for setting up his centre Clint meets with various top scientists to find out about the science behind HIV and AIDS. Firstly he meets Dr Michael Brady, from Kings College London, who explains why controlling HIV is so difficult and talks about the difficulties of keeping to a drug regime that lasts for life. Dr Anton Pozniak talks about vaccine trials, whilst Professor Jonathan Weber talks to us about the most recent developments in HIV prevention and the microbicide programme, which is currently being tested in Africa and the UK.

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Good video

from pinkbuddy40, 20 January 2012 		(report comment) 3 out of 5
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