If there was a cost-effective cure, we could consider it solved. The only (functional) cure for it involves basically taking a sledgehammer to the entire immune

If there was a cost-effective cure, we could consider it solved. The only (functional) cure for it involves basically taking a sledgehammer to the entire immune system and replacing it with one from a donor with CCR-5 delta 32. As far as anyone's aware, this was only done with 2(?) patients who also had blood cancers. Everyone else is popping antiviral cocktails and living with both the stigma of the disease and the risk of a relapse if they ever end up not being able to afford the drugs. So... not quite solved. Hopefully this'll get us closer.