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by cowboysauce 1774 days ago
>and is mindlessly progressing along so effectively that despite all of our technological capability we can barely contain it.

In theory we already have the technology to eliminate HIV. People taking PrEP have a >99% reduced chance to catch HIV. The drugs used to treat HIV can reduce viral levels in HIV+ people to the point that it's impossible for them to transmit it.