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The quote says that, at the time, AIDS was widely seen by an international health authority as a problem affecting only a small group of people. It suggests a limited and stigmatized understanding of the disease. The wording also implies that this view was already in place early in 1986.
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About Barton Gellman
American author and journalist
Barton David Gellman is an American author and journalist. He is known for his reporting on the September 11 attacks, Dick Cheney’s vice presidency, and the disclosure of global surveillance programs. Beginning in June 2013, he led The Washington Post’s coverage of the U.S. National Security Agency, drawing on top secret documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. In May 2020, he published a book with Penguin Press about the rise of the surveillance-industrial state, and later joined the staff of The Atlantic.
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