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When the AIDS crisis emerged in the early 1980s,
the majority of victims were children.
the disease was identified immediately.
the government rushed to find a cure.
the Reagan administration was slow to respond.
the majority of victims were children.
the disease was identified immediately.
the government rushed to find a cure.
the Reagan administration was slow to respond.
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"the Reagan administration was slow to respond."
Briefly: the early 1980s cases were mostly adult gay men, IV drug users and recipients of blood products, not children; the virus (HIV) was not identified immediately — it was recognized as a new disease in 1981 and HIV was identified as the cause in 1983–84; and the federal response under Reagan was widely criticized as slow and inadequate (Reagan did not publicly address AIDS until several years into the crisis and funding and policy action lagged).
Briefly: the early 1980s cases were mostly adult gay men, IV drug users and recipients of blood products, not children; the virus (HIV) was not identified immediately — it was recognized as a new disease in 1981 and HIV was identified as the cause in 1983–84; and the federal response under Reagan was widely criticized as slow and inadequate (Reagan did not publicly address AIDS until several years into the crisis and funding and policy action lagged).
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