New vaccine developed by Finnish company FIT Biotech might be the solution to effectively treat HIV for good. It is designed to lower the viral load of current HIV patient, stop progression of AIDS or even make it too low to be detected.

New Vaccine From Finland

Finnish company FIT Biotech developed a new vaccine against HIV which may become an effective treatment against the virus. The new vaccine is designed to lower the viral load of current HIV patients, stop the HIV infection from progressing and ultimately get rid it off from their system completely.

FIT Biotech CEO Kalevi Reijonen said the company is collaborating with two European universities and American pharmaceutical companies on the ongoing study to test the new vaccine. It will last two to three years starting on the spring of 2014 with involvement of 1,000 patients throughout Switzerland and France. First phase will take place on hundreds of HIV sufferers.

Science Behind It

FIT Biotech's new vaccine is basically a DNA-based vaccine coded with HIV or SIV proteins. Once introduced to the body, it will allow the patient's immune system to produce T-cells specifically designed to fight off HIV infection. The company patent "Gene Transport Unit" or GTU technology safely introduces the new genes into the body with few side effects.

Expected benefits of the new vaccine:

1. Activates immune response against HIV.

2. More T-cells are generated to kill HIV.

3. Used with the existing antiretroviral drug treatments, theoretically.

4. Helps the body to reduce HIV levels to very low amounts.

5. Halts symptoms caused by HIV infection.

6. Reduces or halts viral transmission.

7. Theoretically can significantly reduce viral load to undetectable levels.

8. Can make HIV infections asymptomatic with ART combination.

Reijonen said the preventative HIV vaccine based on the treatment could be a decade away instead of the public's belief of infinite years. FIT Biotech's promising vaccine is still needed to be tested in humans. If it succeeds, the vaccine surely pinpointed one of the greatest weakness found in HIV - disabling immune response.

HIV cure is still a long way to run but science has proven that the virus can sneak, hide and assault the body without the knowledge of the immune system. We are sure to expect positive results on upcoming treatments based on newly found information on how HIV works and what can the human body do against it using the drugs.