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Brewe t1_iv25azy wrote

yeah, they also planned on saving money by leaving the EU

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s_bub t1_iv4obvt wrote

Yes so fuck them for wanting to eradicate HIV 🙄

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Brewe t1_iv4vtik wrote

Everyone wants to eradicate HIV/AIDS. And it's a silly goal to set for a country that size. There's absolutely no way they are going to be the first country in the world to eradicate it

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_iv7gn92 wrote

America (maybe it was Britain, but I'm pretty sure it was one of those two) decided to do that for smallpox, and I believe we're bigger than Britain, and pretty much succeeded in that goal.

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Brewe t1_ivb0ly3 wrote

I don't know where you're from, but the first country to officially eradicate smallpox was Iceland, and they are certainly not bigger than Britain.

Here's the thing. The only way England can be the first country in the world to eradicate HIV is if they invent the vaccine/cure; they force people to get it; and they keep it to themselves. Anything short of being willing to do that and this announcement is nonsensical.

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s_bub t1_iv6pq5t wrote

So they shouldn’t try? Failing to see your point in being so negative about this.

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Brewe t1_ivb046m wrote

I'm not saying they shouldn't try. I'm saying that the announcement is stupid, both because it's what's everyone wants to do, and because they are never going to be the first country to do so.

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IMSOGIRL t1_iv322mu wrote

considering the long latent period of HIV, how is this even possible?

newly infected people can go there and be undetected for years.

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dindon95 t1_iv4wt6l wrote

I suppose that's the point : making sure there's no one that stays undetected for too long. That's why it's important to get tested regularly !

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the_scign t1_iv3b57p wrote

Right. Because infected people don't travel.

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TheFinestPotatoes t1_iv2gorl wrote

It’s entirely feasible. There are medicines that eliminate the risk of transmission. The challenge is getting at risk populations to take them

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xylopyrography t1_iv3vgzq wrote

It can be reduced but it can't be eliminated.

Elimination in the UK would require elimination across the world.

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tribbans95 t1_iv6bap3 wrote

And I plan on being the richest guy in the world

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