You might wonder how an epidemic that announced itself through agonizing deaths and was quickly determined to be preventable could spread as far and wide as it has in the 27 years since officials discovered a fatal disease was being transmitted through blood transfusions, through sex, from mother to child.
This aside, in a report on McCain’s running mate’s family problems, can help you to understand.
“In 2007, the candidate stumbled when a reporter in Iowa asked his position on funding condoms to fight AIDS. He called on a member of his staff to “find out what my position is on contraception.”
Uh-oh.
At least we know his running mate’s position.
Others have been impressed, at least by recent numbers showing the American HIV/AIDS epidemic is advancing about 40 percent faster than previously thought. The New York Times today echoed calls at the recent International AIDS Conference for a national policy to address the epidemic.
Still go ahead and count the references to HIV and AIDS in the coverage of either of the recent political conventions. You won’t need more than one hand.
