This morning I read BBC news that Australia is on track to eliminate HIV from the country.
Australian HIV diagnoses have hit an all-time low, with the country in sight of eliminating transmissions. It's a legacy of Australia's early, effective response
The article is pretty short for me to understand the details but I thought the keys are in these words early and effective. The government did not hesitate to act nor got bogged down in length empty narration or debates. Some things need to be answered immediately.
I remember when this disease was first mentioned in the news. As it was spreading among gay people I could almost hear people would say let them die as the punishment of their crooked sexual orientation. But of course AIDS was also transmitted via infected blood donation to non gay communities. This disease did not have morality. It will affect any people as long as the virus is transmitted regardless the means of transmission.
Back to Australia. I thought it shows us the triumph of humanity over horrible disease like AIDS. Now we are still under the grip of Covid-19. But we could see that slowly the vaccination and health protocols would allow life getting back to (new) normal. This is of course a collective efforts that requires all of us to buy in participate with the efforts.
I am sure eventually humanity would prevail. Yes there are casualties but we would march on.
Happy to read this news.
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