Kathleen said:Just a thought, but if this does halt the progression of the illness, how will they decide when to give the injection?
I would have hated leaving Mum in her anxious or tearful or wandering and wanting to go home phases indefinitely.
It does seem to be a wonderful drug, but could it be too much of a gamble.
Or have I misunderstood the concept?
Kathleen
Skye said:I think the idea is to give the vaccine as early as possible on diagnosis. It will destroy plaques, but can't restore brain cells that have already died,
jc141265 said:If this vaccine works its a dream come true
I would also suggest that such a vaccine if it really worked could be given in quite late stages and then the person could enter rehabiliation programs to learn to use their brain again.