The war against HIV is winnable. Even in places like Africa. But it is going to take an awful lot of anti-retroviral drugs. We can stop wringing our hands and get to the task of focussing resources to make this happen. Given time HIV can go the way of smallpox.

Previous statistical studies have shown that in STD epidemics it is sufficient to stop transmission by the more promiscuous individuals. From the beginning the problem has always been a behavioral one. These data show that it is actually more manageable than had been supposed.