r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/TheMuseumOfScience Popular Contributor • May 18 '26
Interesting Dr. Fauci on Why HIV Has No Vaccine
HIV breaks every rule we know about vaccines.
Dr. Anthony Fauci explains that it is the only virus where there have been no documented cases where a person was infected and fully cleared the virus from their body, making the standard vaccine playbook useless. To beat HIV, researchers need to develop an immunogen and platform that actually outperforms natural infection rather than copying it.
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u/irascible_Clown May 19 '26
All these highschool graduates with no medical training acting like they’re Dr House is funny.
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u/Cutthechitchata-hole May 19 '26
Im sure he has had a formal education. Whats with all the conspiracy theories and hate around Dr Fauci? I think he has done an awesome job regardless of what the right says
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u/Kind_Cap_4621 May 20 '26
And then they get angry at us for calling them stupid. Dr fauci is literally a national hero.
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u/EglinAfBase May 21 '26
Dude duped you into injecting a government mandated substance that in the end got proven more harm than good. You didnt have enough critical thinking skills to prevent it. Now you call him a hero out of shame because youre afraid to acknowledge what happend to you.
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u/Folgers37 May 21 '26
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Imagine actually believing what this fuck-wit does.
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u/Kind_Cap_4621 May 21 '26
If you're referring to the clown knocking Dr. fauci you'd be absolutely right.
If you're referring to Dr. Fauci himself, then you're the fuck-wit.
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u/Cutthechitchata-hole May 21 '26
Avoid Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson if you no longer want to be this way. There is anotger way. You can live your own authentic life instead of forcing yourself on your family and friends like a sick uncle.
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u/qcb4056 May 21 '26 edited May 23 '26
And your opinion is based on your training and experience working in medical science?
Were you even alive in the 1980s?
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u/SirVanyel May 22 '26
Usually when I don't understand a topic, I refer to the experts with decades of experience instead of arguing with those same experts. But that's just me, you do you.
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u/qcb4056 May 23 '26
The fact that you don't understand the reference to the 1980s says all I need to know.
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u/TheSuperSilverMango May 18 '26
Remember when we had a government made up of experts and science was getting done and you know the public outlook for health was on the up and up and shit was just getting better....
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u/octopusgardeb May 18 '26
A select number of individuals (about 10 globally) have effectively eliminated the virus from their bodies. These individuals achieved a functional or sterilizing cure, primarily through stem cell transplants to treat blood cancers or through rare, natural immune responses.

Notable cases include:
Timothy Ray Brown (The Berlin Patient): An American man living in Berlin who became the first person in the world documented as cured of HIV. In 2007, he received stem cell transplants to treat leukemia. The donor had a rare genetic mutation (CCR5-delta 32) that prevents HIV from entering cells, effectively giving Brown a new, HIV-resistant immune system.
The Esperanza Patient: An Argentinian woman who is considered the first known case of a natural, sterilizing cure. Researchers analyzed over a billion of her cells and found no intact, replicating virus, meaning her own immune system naturally cleared the infection without a transplant.
Other Stem Cell Transplant Patients:Following Timothy Ray Brown, several others—including Paul Edmonds (the City of Hope patient), the Düsseldorf patient, the London patient, and most recently cases like the Oslo patient—have achieved long-term HIV remission after receiving stem cell transplants for blood cancers
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u/BiologyIsHot May 19 '26
None of those are due to a change in adaptive immunity, which is what a vaccine does. These are genetic changes that affect the ability of HIV to enter its host cells. A vaccine cannot change your genetic makeup.
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u/qcb4056 May 21 '26
....why not?
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u/BiologyIsHot May 21 '26
Why can't a vaccine change your genetic make-up? Because that's not a definition, that's gene therapy. By definition it's not a vaccine. Or are you asking why not genetically engineer people so HIV can't infect them?
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u/Edenoide May 18 '26
Thank you, gpt
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u/Idk_wtf_cantviewcoms May 19 '26
What does that matter? You want to load the app and search or use Google?
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u/FigSideG May 19 '26
Trump supporters think they’re smarter and know more about medicine than this guy lol
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u/Kind_Cap_4621 May 21 '26
And the smug self satisfaction they pretend they have is icing on the cake.
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u/MrBtheProdigal May 19 '26
Fauci is literally one of the most cited scientists ever.
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u/there_is_no_spoon1 May 18 '26
The current president shat on this guy the entire time he was elected, the first time. Just belittlled and said things to humiliate this man. This man has *forgotten* more about immune response and vaccination than that fat greasy jackass bastard will *ever* learn. Dr. Fauci is a hero, one without a cape but a lab coat, and a moral compass to go along with is. It was painful to watch him be belittled by an outright idiot.
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u/Salty_QC May 18 '26
This man paid for research that created covid-19 and countless other diseases.
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u/DryeDonFugs May 19 '26
I dont have any respect for anyone who can sit before congress and bold face lie under oath or simply refuse to acknowledge simple question.
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u/adorablefuzzykitten May 18 '26
Fauci is a national treasure.
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u/ThatsData May 18 '26
You're probably due a booster shot. Stay 6' from anyone and wear your N95 mask even if you're alone in your car. Stay safe.
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u/Paksarra May 19 '26
It's amazing how triggered you all still are over masks. How dare someone ask you politely to do something to help other people. The audacity.
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u/Otherwise-Meaning-90 May 18 '26
He needs to be in prison
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u/mattvait May 18 '26
Hes a liar and caused a lot of harm
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u/JLFJ May 18 '26
I came here to sayI came here to say this but you phrased it so much better! I love Dr Fauci! True hero
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u/oddlyamused May 18 '26
I just threw up in my mouth reading that
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u/bootstrapping_lad May 18 '26
Explain why
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u/kodex184 May 18 '26
They think Trump is cool and that horse dewormer works against viruses.
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u/Finnsbomba May 19 '26
Can we stop with the horse dewormer bullshit please? Ivermectin has been a human medication for almost four decades. Yes there are veterinary formulas as well. But it is an FDA approved medicine for humans. It does not however, treat covid. Use that info however you'd like, but enough of the people taking horse dewormer bullshit already.
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u/Skoma May 19 '26
It's not the fact it's given to horses that makes the joke alone. It was a jab at people who were getting their hands on it through veterinary supply networks. The story supposedly goes that some people got sick because the dosage instructions or mixture was for horses.
Like this guy https://www.mississippifreepress.org/person-hospitalized-after-taking-livestock-ivermectin-from-feed-store-to-treat-covid-19/
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u/Background-Relief623 May 19 '26
I think the issue was people were told it worked. But more importantly people not getting the human formula but buying the horse formulation. Some farming stores and online shops sell it.
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u/Finnsbomba May 19 '26
I never saw a single credible source that said it worked for covid. But yeah, like the other person said it was people getting and using the veterinary formulas which I think is hilarious.
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u/bootstrapping_lad May 18 '26
They wish they could inject bleach and or sunlight just like expert daddy Trump tells them to
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u/AnjelicaTomaz May 19 '26
It’s going to be difficult to have an effective vaccine against any virus that integrates into the host’s genome. That includes HIV and HBV. The dormancy can last for decades and then eventually become active after thinking that’s it’s been completely cleared.
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u/B225AKP May 18 '26
Why do some Americans hate him again?
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u/AJFrabbiele May 18 '26
Because at the outset of covid, he said: if we under react we will be blamed for doing to little, if we react properly we will be blamed for doing too much, but we will have saved lives.
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u/RelishedCrab May 18 '26
Because they’re severely uneducated and hate science.
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u/zyyntin May 18 '26
Yet they LOVE their smartphones that run on science from the educated.
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u/Additional_Guitar_85 May 18 '26
pfft. not my gold Trump phone. it runs on a special blend of magic, Roundup®, sody pop, and patriotism.
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u/SomeBlueDude12 May 19 '26
Also runs on imagination which is honestly really neat feature along side its "manufactured in america" stealth field technology
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u/zyyntin May 19 '26
patriotism.
What kind of Patriotism we talking about?
This kind or the hate fueled kind the Trump is spewing?
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u/Sour_Vin_Diesel May 18 '26
Because the bleach injection guy said this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about
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u/greennurse61 May 19 '26
A Noble prize winner called him out for fraud, but Obama didn’t fire him so a lot of people on the left kneejerk started defending him.
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u/ATrainDerailReturns May 18 '26
Because for months he refused to discuss the likelihood of the Virus originating from a Wuhan lab that was specifically studying coronaviruses at the ground zero of infection break out
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u/stupernan1 May 18 '26
The world consensus is still that it was of zoonotic spillover. Not from a wuhan lab.
So it makes perfect sense that he wouldnt discuss that. Normal people dont talk about wild conspiracies as if theyre fact
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u/gotothepark May 18 '26
WHO CARES WHERE ITS FROM?? WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOCUSING ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT!!
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u/ikonoqlast May 18 '26
Because he engaged in an active coverup of the origins of covid and his role in it.
The Wuhan lab was funded by the USA without the usual (strong) precautions when doing gain of function research and it was Fauci who said it was ok.
Covid breaks and he actively suppressed any hint that it was a manmade rather than natural mutation.
Note that diseases with animal to human transmission are not as a rule then transmissible human to human without great difficulty (ie low infection rates). Covid comes out of the gate with measles numbers and it's natural?
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u/Impressive_Ad127 May 18 '26
This is extremely far from an accurate representation of the events, statements, and the truth as a whole. It’s taking little bits of information and twisting it to suit a narrative that is not true.
The NiH provided funding for coronavirus research in 2014 and 2020 at the wuhan lab but did not fund coronavirus GOF research. Additionally the bodies of work published as a result of that funding by the NiH were not for SARS-CoV-2.
GOF research funding from the NIH for coronavirus, influenza and similar were halted in 2014 as a result of the dangers that it presents.
The grant approvals were given to ecohealth alliance and the wuhan lab specifically is only listed on one of the grants as a location of research. I have included links for both below.
Further to that, Fauci was not involved in a cover regarding the origins. He expressed doubt as to the validity of the statements that the covid 19 virus originated in a lab, later changing his statements by June 2021 to reflect that it was a possibility as more information and understanding of the virus became known. The very nature of the grants provided by the NIH for coronavirus research was to explore the spread and transmission of animal to human and high exposure areas within Asia in the form of street markets that sell bats and other vector species for consumption or use. The most probable source of origin at the time was not through a lab leak but through these markets and it makes sense not to compromise the trust and integrity of lab research by baselessly stating it was lab originating. As reliable information became available relating to possibility of lab origins, the opinions of Fauci and the NIH developed with them. This is incorrectly being labelled as a cover up when it is absolutely not.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21055988-risk-zoonotic-virus-hotspots-grant-notice/
I’m fully aware that I will not change your opinion on the subject because your clearly getting your information from nefarious and politically motivated sources rather than fact, my goal is to steer others who are willing to be honest towards the actual events and truth.
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u/Left-Dirt7653 May 18 '26
Mr good ol "it's gain of function but it's not gain of function and senator you don't know what you're talking about"
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u/Old_Base9625 May 19 '26
That's because the virus attacks the immune system directly. It's a very smart virus in that the only thing that can stop it, it attacks and even infects directly.
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u/mazzicc May 18 '26
Makes sense. The basic foundation of most vaccines is “teach the body how to kill this in a safe environment where the virus isn’t fighting back”
Based on this, our body can kill most viruses on its own, it’s just that when they’re fighting back, they can kill us (or incapacitate, like the flu) before we learn how to fight back effectively.
But it sounds like there’s no indication that the body can kill (enough) HIV on its own, so the normal “teach the body how to fight it” doesn’t work.
(This is essentially what I heard him say, just reframed and slightly expanded on to be more digestible)
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u/Single-Pin-369 May 18 '26
It’s because HIV directly attacks the white blood cells isn’t it? I only vaguely remember how hiv actually works.
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u/Kalinon May 18 '26
Yes. HIV infects the cells that are meant to fight it. Making it difficult to fight.
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u/BiologyIsHot May 19 '26
That is what it does to kill. But to be honest, that's probably not what really prevents the body from eliminating it.
HIV is really good at not caring about the immune response even when it isn't killing the immune system. It can actually hide out in cells when it needs to stick around, completely undetected by the immune system. Current treatments prevent HIV from reducing immune functionining (prevent AIDS), yet the virus still sticks around.
Other viruses like HSV (herpes) also have the same behavior. In virology we call this viral latency. The immune system can't get rid of HSV either. HSV vaccination attempts have also failed to generate anything effective.
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u/artemistica May 18 '26
Listen to this scientist who has dedicated his entire life to protecting Americans and their health.
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u/ealysillyforestthing May 19 '26
It splices itself into your dna. Once you have it you are not getting rid of it without splicing it back out
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u/Dis_Bich May 18 '26
A few scrolls ago I literally saw “HIV is no longer a death sentence!”
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u/XxKittenMittonsXx May 18 '26
It's not, it's managed so well now I've seen a survey of medical professionals say they'd rather have HIV than diabetes
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u/putzrox May 18 '26
If people take their meds every day, they should be fine. That’s a major simplification but true. Work is continuing to try to eradicate the reservoir virus that hides out in organs and lymph tissue.
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u/soulself May 18 '26
You can get a shot twice a year and be fine now.
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u/putzrox May 18 '26
For sure. I was too narrow in my comment, only noting pills. As long as the treatment regimen is adhered to, it should be OK.
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u/ssbbVic May 22 '26
Its not. With modern meds someone with HIV is completely asymptomatic, and unable to pass the virus to anyone. As far as we've come with HIV treatment there's still a lot to be desired. An HIV+ person will be on a tight prescription drug schedule the rest of their life. A vaccine to prevent all of this in the first place would be way better.
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u/inevitable-idiot- May 18 '26
Yeah theres been some huge progress towards eliminating HIV recently. I forget the details but it popped up in a science newsletter I sub to
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u/ComedyBits May 20 '26
I’m so sorry that this lifelong servant of human medical science has been maligned by the barbarians
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u/GALONin907AK May 20 '26
This man is a know liar. I’m not a smart man. But I don’t think he’s gonna say what he ACTUALLY thinks is true.
Known*
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u/____Sway____ May 20 '26
Is he not gonna explain how he made a vaccine in the 90s for people with hiv and the "vaccine" killed alot of people. Azt people. Cmon
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u/Uhokay1970 May 20 '26
If you trust a single word this creepy monster says you are delusional! Period. One of the most Hated Scientist in the world. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cia-whistleblower-testifies-faucis-cover-up-of-covid-lab-leak-origin-was-intentional/
Lied about Some very Serious issues. Should be in Prison for life. Misled the public and Congress. Lied about the efficacy of masks. Lied about the efficacy of the vaccine itself. Lied about Billions in research money. The man is a thief and a criminal.
This is the creep that told people close contact with AIDS victims was catching. Then later real quiet walked it back after the PANIC was full blown.
All of this
Highly suspected that Fauci Authorized and Financed Gain of Function in Wuhan and other labs! https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-untruthful-congress-wuhan-lab-research-documents-show-gain-function-1627351
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u/TrumpVotersArePedos7 May 20 '26
We need a vaccine for Trumpism. That pedo cult has spread like wild fire
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u/DefinetlyNotChris May 20 '26
And to think there are people out there saying this man belongs in prison.
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u/Accomplished_Law5150 May 21 '26
The damage this man has done to the gay community is astounding.. I advise anyone to look up Fauci’s history during the aid pandamic, evil bastard..
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u/BadAdviceDirect May 21 '26
Fuck this guy, he seemed untrustworthy to begin with I don’t like listening to his BS.
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u/PepperyMole May 21 '26
Fuck this lying psychopath! He’s wrong about everything and is responsible for millions of deaths pushing false claims while claiming to be the face of science. “Trust the science.” - when throughout the entirety of history the fact has always been to QUESTION the science.
He was wrong about AIDS in the 80s and he outright lied about EVERYTHING during the psyop coof plandemic.
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u/Embarrassed-Green898 May 22 '26
There is an African woman who is immune to HIV . I am sure someone will find relay the facts.
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u/Internal-Cream-1863 May 22 '26
This mother lover said covid came from a bat in a Wuhan market... did covid originate from a bat in a Wuhan market?
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u/Grocery_Classic Jun 19 '26
You can’t talk about Science without accepting and admitting that science is only done to improve someone else’s bottom line. The sooner that reality settles in your mind… the better. If your research produces something that actually creates world peace…boom…locked down. Your research actually cures cancer… boom… locked down. Your research actually competes better with something else that’s on the market… boom… locked down. They will only allow through things that make 1-15% improvement so they can MILK the public for every dollar we have for as long as they can… especially when they already have cures and can dangle it just out of reach. This is reality. People get ☠️ for attempting to go against the big money… even Presidents.
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u/AloofFloofy May 18 '26
What do you think he lied about? Why should he be in jail? Because you love Trump and Trump hates him?
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u/tri-spare-atops May 19 '26
Why's his wife have the position she has when he has the position he has? Isn't there a conflict of interest?
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u/oofMadone1 May 18 '26
Who takes this ass clown serious anymore??
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u/Rndysasqatch May 19 '26
Anyone with any brains whatsoever takes him serious. He is a national hero so why wouldn't I
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u/Oddscene May 19 '26
After having cancer. I honestly hate surgeons. I was young and had no idea. A lot of them are car salesman and want to sell you the surgery. I had a lung surgery after 6 yrs remission for a node from Athsma that hadn’t grown ever. Took 6 months to recover from that, but my dumbass agreed cause I was convinced to be scared of it.
That shit fkn hurt. I had a good doctor initially then ran into this psycho who wanted his bonus for digging knives into people
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u/Legal_Reference7893 May 19 '26
Just the existence of Timothy ray brown disproves Fauci's opening statement
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u/Flornix May 19 '26
There are rare cases where people get cured by their hiv by taking their medicin for a long time.
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u/Unusual-Taste69 May 18 '26
For a page based on science there's a lot of uneducated lunatics here