Treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS: Unfinished business

Anthony S. Fauci; Gregory K. Folkers

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004806

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Treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS: Unfinished business

Anthony S. Fauci,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Gregory K. Folkers

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: gregfolkers@outlook.com

Affiliation Independent, Washington, DC, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4260-9914

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Treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS: Unfinished business

Anthony S. Fauci,
Gregory K. Folkers

Published: December 1, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004806

About the Authors

Anthony S. Fauci

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America

Gregory K. Folkers

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: gregfolkers@outlook.com

Affiliation Independent, Washington, DC, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4260-9914

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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