Dominican prostitutes are part of a study by Merck to find a vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS. They will receive three injections for the first seven months of the study. The prostitutes must be followed up for a total of four years. Pride is the greatest reward for many of them. "We are doing it for the world" says 38 year old Lucila Mendoza Ovalle.
Imagine if four or five years from now the vaccines prove to be successful, we can look back at this moment and say these Dominican prostitutes were agents for the good of humanity.
Dominican prostitutes, facing AIDS crisis, test experimental vaccine - International Herald Tribune
Imagine if four or five years from now the vaccines prove to be successful, we can look back at this moment and say these Dominican prostitutes were agents for the good of humanity.
Dominican prostitutes, facing AIDS crisis, test experimental vaccine - International Herald Tribune