List regulars may recall a side discussion that occurred some time ago
on the possibility that polio vaccination loosed the AIDS epidemic on
the world. As Robin pointed out the case is made in a big book by
Edward Hooper. As I mentioned then, some samples of the oral polio
vaccine from original batches in the late 1950's still existed. They
have just recently been tested by three separate and independent
laboratories and shown to be HIV free. Furthermore as Robin pointed out
there was "a claimed strong correlation between where CHAT was given and
the earliest HIV cases. But this correlation is only described via some
maps. This cries out for a more formal statistical analysis..."
According to the Economist (Sept. 16, 2000) a "closer analysis" (don't
know if this is the same as Robin's formal analysis) suggests that the
correlation is spurious.
Thought you would want to know.
Alex
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Dr. Alexander Tabarrok
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The Independent Institute
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