A remarkable result from a large scale trial in Thailand that involved over 16,000 subjects seems to indicate a 30% drop in HIV infection rate! However, before we all go shouting from the rooftops, the actual number of infections was 51 in the vaccinated group as opposed to 74 in the control group (That's a 0.66% infection rate versus 0.90% rate in the placebo group). I'm not enough of a statistician to say for sure, but it is possible that this is caused by random chance; I hope not though.
Your Friday questions are: -
- Which rock band was originally formed today in 1976 at the home of
drummer Larry Mullen? - Actress Heather Locklear (right) was born today in 1961 and played Amanda Woodward in which US TV soap opera?
- In which modern day county did the Battle of Stamford Bridge take place today in 1066?
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