[dennisw]

FWIW-

According to the Associated Press, the exact number of individuals who were killed on their way to the conference is unconfirmed. However, Australian officials have noted that “there is no doubt it’s a substantial number” that includes “medical scientists, doctors, people who’ve been to the forefront of dealing with AIDS across the world.”

“The cure for AIDS may have been on that plane, we just don’t know,” Trevor Stratton, an HIV/AIDS consultant who in Sydney for a pre-conference event, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

“The cure for AIDS may have been on that plane, we just don’t know.” Reminds me of my time at San Francisco State University, and the ‘cure’ for AIDS back then. It came in the form of ancient wisdom, true throughout the ages - “what do you do when you drop your wallet on Polk St? Kick it to Geary, don’t bend over.”