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Thank YOU and all involved in this effort so much! The cure should not just be the top priority for those with and effected directly by HIV, but for the whole country world. If we had a race to land on the moon and achieved it, we should be just as determined if not Much More to Find and Implement a Cure to HIV the most deadly infectious disease in human history! It's a shame that we have to even plead for more HIV funds to go towards a cure that should be the first priority now.
Thank you.
There is no cure for viruses in human body, because they are part of human cells. More money don't resolve this.
Great News and Yes, the Military is said to have the best scientist money can by working on bio stuff you know. Rick warren is a Saint and not a Fanatic he give 90 percent of his wealth to charity and this Christian HIV Gay Man love him and his wife's faith work, come on folks Unit. NIH has taking no leadership on a cure until it was safe to speak and is in bed with Pharma. Wake up folks this is a blessing and get behind it, for I know I am and like Katie stated it is a no brainer.
We should locate funding away from the NIH because they've had 30+ years, and have, if anything, shown themselves to be counterproductive in the research and development of HIV breakthroughs. Other groups meanwhile have a track record of success.
I was very surprised to learn via Kate Krauss that Rep. Hines' bill would locate AIDS research funding in the Pentagon. Why is it a defense project instead of NIH and how would advocates and PLWA's control the spending? On its face it doesn't seem like a good idea.
Congratulations APP! I hope this gets traction. I would only question using Rick Warren as any figurehead for AIDS Cure research and would question any motive coming from a right wing fanatatic. There are many other more important people that have also called for a cure for AIDS. My two cents.
LoveToLive
$100 million sounds like a lot, but it's only 1% of the annual sales of current HIV drugs. The most knowledge about HIV is within companies creating drugs to treat HIV. But there is no financial incentive in a cure. Why not assess a "find-a-cure" tax on today's HIV drug sales that fund research and also contribute to a "Cure HIV" prize. It may need to be $1 trillion or more to replace lost revenue if / when HIV is cured. And merely that millions infected is not enough incentive.
August 16, 2014 • Dallas