Three babies ‘CURED’ of HIV after being given revolutionary vaccine in the first hours of their lives

Three babies have been declared HIV-free after being treated with a revolutionary new drug only hours after they were born. The fourth child only has ‘a very low level’ of the virus after receiving the same treatment. The findings, to be announced at the AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne, are considered to be a breakthrough in the fight against AIDS and suggest the disease could eventually have a higher chance of eradication if intervention is taken early enough. AIDS 2014 co-chairman, Professor Sharon Lewin, told the Daily Mail Australia that despite some people labeling the revolutionary results a treatment, it could not yet be classed a complete ‘cure’. ‘At the moment, the doctors do not know whether they are in fact cured. The only way they can tell is if they stop the anti-HIV drugs and see if it comes back,’ Professor Lewin said. ‘We are excited about this though because all four received very...