Luc Montagnier

AIDS does not inevitably lead to death, especially if you suppress the co-factors that support the disease. It is very important to tell this to people who are infected. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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AIDS win be our first priority, but in two years' time we don't know where AIDS research will stand, so we are also thinking of activity on other diseases. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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Basic research is very useful, but it should be more geared toward application than it was before. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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I think we should put the same weight now on the co-factors as we have on HIV. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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It's clear that prevention will never be sufficient. That's why we need a vaccine that will be safe. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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It's easier to learn things for life by the age of 12 and not the age of 18. This is just my guess. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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It's very difficult in our society. You cannot impose certain behavioral changes. Education can do it at the right time, probably by high school. After that it is too late. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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One could not have isolated this retrovirus without knowledge of other retroviruses, that's obvious. But I believe we have answered the criteria of isolation. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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Our goal is not to completely eradicate the infection - that would be very difficult - but to produce a vaccine that will prevent not infection but disease. I think this is more possible. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

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