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Podcast: The Bay
Episode: The Pandemic Feels Like Déjà Vu For Some Survivors of the HIV/AIDS Crisis
Description: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jesus Guillen overheard a woman ask why those being held on the Grand Princess cruise ship docked at the Oakland Port with COVID-19 couldn’t just be sent to an island somewhere. It reminded him immediately of another crisis he lived through: The HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, where discrimination and stigma was made worse by the government’s inadequate response.Guest: Lesley McClurg, KQED science reporterYou can read Lesley's full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...