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Assuming this is a real cure for HIV, I’m curious what this will do to the HIV/AIDS charity industry. Would we still have “run for the cure”? Will red ribbons s
by jinushaun 7y ago
Assuming this is a real cure for HIV, I’m curious what this will do to the HIV/AIDS charity industry. Would we still have “run for the cure”? Will red ribbons still mean AIDS?
- thinkcontext 7y agoI assume it will be like what happened with polio, smallpox, etc. Victory means the vast majority of people give it no thought. But this is a gene therapy not a vaccine. It will cost $100k+ so accessibility will be a problem.
- Ensorceled 7y agoThe vast majority of charities for any illness are run by parents or the afflicted. They just get on with their lives. Ask yourself, what did all the charities fighting polio, measles, etc. do when vaccines came out? They shuttered up the charities or moved on to other illnesses.
- eli 7y agoGoogle the history of the March of Dimes
- Ensorceled 7y agoThat's a great example! They switched to supporting polio victims and then, eventually, became a general disabled persons support charity.