Abstract
An accelerating epidemic of this proportion (of “biblical proportions,” says one AIDS expert1) does not just go away. Four possible developments, however, could make this epidemic diminish:
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We could find a cure.
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Human behaviors could radically change.
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The virus could become weaker.
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We could develop a preventive vaccine.
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Kerns, T.A. (1997). Will it Ever Slow Down?. In: Ethical Issues in HIV Vaccine Trials. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230380011_4
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