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HIV Drugs Given to School Kids after Needle Pricks

Nineteen school children are now taking strong drugs to fight HIV after being pricked with a diabetic testing needle wielded by an eight-year old girl. KRT reports that the drug cocktail may be a combination of medicines that includes 100 mg of Retrovir [or AZT, an HIV-treatment] and 150 mg of Epivir [HIV and hepatitis treatment] in addition to a stomach protector - to prevent the onset of the virus.


The drugs will not cure HIV or prevent its transmission, but may reduce the amount of virus in the blood or slow the progress of the disease. The children may also experience side effects from the drugs [known as "antiretroviral drugs"] that include headaches, aching muscles, fatigue, nausea and, in some cases, diarrhea.


The incident happened in Hunting Park area of Philadelphia at Taylor Elementary. The girl apparently went around with the needle, reportedly her mothers, and stuck some of her classmates at random. After the attacks, the kids were all tested for HIV.


One of the children tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS.


Parents are outraged that the incident was not taken more seriously by the school. Reports are that the needle wielding girl began sticking other schoolchildren at the school's breakfast about 8:30 in the morning and resumed at lunchtime.


Officials claim that the chance for any of the non-infected children contracting the disease that cause AIDS is "extremely low." That probably has provided very little comfort to the parents and the kids.


TV reports in Philly say the school is going to "foot the bill for the children to be transported to the hospital for treatment, as necessary."

I wonder where did the kid get the needle

 

[WindHydra]

And it's one with HIV oO

 

[ArchIBaLD]

if i had the chance i would have killed that girl in a blink of an eye! i don't care if she is 8! she should know better!

 

[WindHydra]

I wonder why no one beat her up... how can all 19 people be so wimpy? oO

 

[Cid Highwind]

Dammit man, a kid of 8 already HIV positive

I don't know, but shouldn't there have been teachers supervising those kids?

 

[PentiumPro]

What the hell? WHERE DID SHE GET IT? What in the hell was an 8 year old doing with an HIV infected syringe?

 

[ka0s]

Man, thats messed up.
I feel bad for the kids that got infected at such an early age.

 

[KanedA]

oO WTF ??!!?? this world is realy going to be one big fat piece of ****... needle.... 8 year old child (where did she find it? where did she get it?)... now we have to pay attention even at such innocent children...

 

[Cid Highwind]

Well perhaps she found it at a place behind the school where junks are hanging around at night?

 

[ka0s]

Hehe, that makes it better Cid...there are druggies with AIDS hanging out on school grounds.