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when will we find a cure?

Many Americans wrongly believe that a preventive vaccine for HIV/AIDS has already been developed, according to surveys recently conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Nearly half of African Americans surveyed (48 percent) and more than a quarter of Hispanics (28 percent) believe that an HIV vaccine already exists and is being kept a secret. Twenty percent of adults in the general population share that belief.

WTF? I like the occasional conspiracy theory myself, but c'mon. Considering that five people are infected with HIV every minute, the search for an HIV/AIDS vaccine doesn't get very much media attention.