Government-Negligence

AIDS Death Toll Reaches 25,000: Reagan Administration Inaction Continues

1987-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

By early 1987, over 25,000 Americans have died of AIDS-related illnesses, yet President Reagan has still not delivered a major public address on the epidemic despite six years of crisis. Reagan does not give his first comprehensive AIDS speech until May 1987, by which time the death toll exceeds …

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AIDS Epidemic Begins: Reagan Administration Maintains Years of Deadly Silence

1981-06-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The CDC publishes the first report on unusual immune system failures in five previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles, marking the medical recognition of what becomes the AIDS epidemic. President Ronald Reagan’s administration responds with years of complete public silence while the epidemic …

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