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It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus.—Maria Cheng, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024 Tragically, Mercury contracted the AIDS virus and died of complications from the disease in 1991.—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 June 2024 However, the AIDS virus is not something women are contracting by themselves.—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023 Even today, many Americans believe, or suspect, that the AIDS virus was concocted by the U.S. government in a Maryland laboratory.—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Jan. 2023 County supervisors yesterday unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against people who are infected with the AIDS virus or have a symptom of the disease.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023 Are the current strains of COVID and monkeypox similar to the AIDS virus?—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2022 Independent monitors advised stopping the study after seeing that only 0.21% of women receiving the shots caught the AIDS virus versus 1.79% of women on the pills.—NBC News, 9 Nov. 2020
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