Health: An HIV variant recently discovered in the Netherlands has existed for decades, medical experts and fact-checkers say

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An HIV variant recently discovered in the Netherlands has existed for decades, medical experts and fact-checkers say

On February 3, researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute published a study on the discovery of a "highly virulent variant of subtype-B HIV-1" or "VB variant" in the Netherlands.

Scientists say, however, that this variant has been around for decades and, while more contagious, it is responsive to today's HIV treatments and medications.



Some social media users have misrepresented this study and made false assertions about its origin.
 
What you need to know

- According to the study, genetic sequence analysis suggests the HIV variant first emerged in the 1990s

- Oxford professor Christophe Fraser told Reuters that there is "absolutely no basis" to connect the HIV variant and COVID-19 or vaccination against the coronavirus

- Existing HIV treatments are effective against the new viral variant and cases have been on the decline, AFP reported​
 
"'There is absolutely no basis to the claim of an association between COVID, or COVID vaccination, and the severity of infection in those infected with the VB variant of HIV,' senior author Professor Christophe Fraser from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute and Nuffield Department of Medicine, told Reuters via email."

— Reuters"The study states that genetic sequence analysis suggests the variant arose in the 1990s. Fraser explained how the researchers were able to trace this date: 'using the genetic diversity of the viruses within the lineage, we constructed a family tree of the viruses, and used a molecular clock to date the emergence.' Furthermore, most of the cases analyzed in the study were diagnosed in the 2000s and early 2010s, he added." — Reuters
 
playahaitian said:
"'There is absolutely no basis to the claim of an association between COVID, or COVID vaccination, and the severity of infection in those infected with the VB variant of HIV,' senior author Professor Christophe Fraser from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute and Nuffield Department of Medicine, told Reuters via email."

— Reuters"The study states that genetic sequence analysis suggests the variant arose in the 1990s. Fraser explained how the researchers were able to trace this date: 'using the genetic diversity of the viruses within the lineage, we constructed a family tree of the viruses, and used a molecular clock to date the emergence.' Furthermore, most of the cases analyzed in the study were diagnosed in the 2000s and early 2010s, he added." — Reuters
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After them bitches said ivermectin don't kill Covid....I don't listen to them bitches...they lyin...and make the dumb ass masses lie....for them...brah
 
APOPHIS said:
In two separate stories, I noticed that they showed only images of Black folks in
Africa when talking about this despite originating in the Netherlands. Let the narrative begin.
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You know how they do it. I heard about this story a couple weeks ago.

I wonder what this world would be like if:

A) White people didn't create diseases in their attempt to either eliminate a culture or group they don't like

Or

B) If science actually tried to eradicate diseases and cancers rather than attempt to profit from them
 
godofwine said:
You know how they do it. I heard about this story a couple weeks ago.

I wonder what this world would be like if:

A) White people didn't create diseases in their attempt to either eliminate a culture or group they don't like

Or

B) If science actually tried to eradicate diseases and cancers rather than attempt to profit from them
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A better world for sure.
Sad to say, wishful thinking at best.
 
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