Having worked with the HIV virus over many years, been involved in developing antivirals and testing, I was always astounded how people suffering from this disease were stigmatised. The gutter press weren’t much help at the time as they discriminated homosexuals but it also stigmatised haemophiliacs, who through no fault of their own, became infected via contaminated blood plasma products. Luckily I was involved in resolving this problem and nobody receiving blood plasma products today can contract HIV or hepatitis viruses from contaminated blood products.

@utubeiswatchingme

10 ай бұрын

"... resolving this problem and nobody receiving blood plasma products today can contract HIV or hepatitis viruses from contaminated blood products." Is this correct? It is my understanding that all infusions can carry risks. Even the required wavier a patient signs in the hospital prior to the administration of transfusions contains a list of them. Isn't there an abundance of evidence in medical literature exploring the concerns of transfusions, as well? I mean no insult but, your statement seems irresponsible if not patently incorrect.

@davidlloyd3116

10 ай бұрын

@utubeiswatchingme The UK regulators, the MHRA stipulated a minimum of two separate viral inactivation procedures (such as solvent-detergent followed by dry heat treatment post lyophilisation). Each procedure needed to be a minimum of 4 logs removal virus. Therefore, the probability of contracting an infection would be less than one in 10 million. We achieved far higher inactivation levels, somewhere in the region of 20 logs.

@johnorourke5506

8 ай бұрын

Initially in the late 80's until the early 90's there was a lot of ignorance regarding the disease. The media put fear into people. Everyone was concerned about drinking from the same cup, going to the swimming pool etc. They did the same.with covid. 2 years ago if someone coughed around you, you'd be quite annoyed and afraid of catching it.. the media have a lot to answer for !

@jackmitchelles2646

8 ай бұрын

There should be a stigma on aids. It's a dangerous virus that kills people

@user-jh3tm6dd7b

8 ай бұрын

Amazing!

Thanks to Tom Hanks for such great acting. And Denzel, well, again, we were spoiled in the 90s

@billjoe39

8 ай бұрын

Tracy Walter, of all people, letting hanks know he is an eyesore to the library patrons

Denzel chewing is always a good thing.

@Tallahassee21

3 ай бұрын

You sir are insane.

@sagancobra6402

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha you two are a riot. In here by yourself 😂

The way dude starred at denzel in the beginning of the scene 😂😂😂😂😂

@rul1175

3 ай бұрын

The guy was like that black dude looks like Denzel.

@theintrovertedaspie9095

12 күн бұрын

He was spying on him to see if he was eating in the library.

Great scene

We’ve come a long way with so much further to go. Brilliant acting by both.

@katiedempsey6404

10 ай бұрын

Well said. #truth

@seanwebb605

Ай бұрын

How much further can we go? We have had movies, TV shows and plays that have dealt with HIV/AIDS. I'm pretty sure there is also some good podcasts. I'm not sure if there are great TikTok videos on the subject. That's not my thing.

Awesome movie 🍿

Denzel is Gorgeous ❤

Powerful

I always wonder what Denzel is eating in this scene. Makes me want to buy a deli sub

@williamdon3442

2 ай бұрын

That crunch

これ見ると、仕事頑張ろう！という気持ちになれます。

People who are most fearful become the most vile.

@jackmitchelles2646

8 ай бұрын

Is it bad to be afraid of a deadly virus

@SinisterMud

8 ай бұрын

@@jackmitchelles2646 It is bad to discriminate on false pretences. They never even tried to understand.

@Goodlaw86

7 ай бұрын

@@SinisterMudRemember, the events that inspired this film was in 1987. Back then people didn’t understand how HIV spread.

@johnarthur620

2 ай бұрын

@@jackmitchelles2646 As bad as Republicans are of Covid.

@seanwebb605

Ай бұрын

@@jackmitchelles2646 It is bad to give into ignorance.

Where was this filmed??

I've never thought I'd live this discrimination....and struggle to get a lawyer to take my case too.

Great movie. Great actors. Good portyal of people & awareness of Std. No creepy cross dressing. No bs of lzgbtqrs. No they/them bs. Miss the time when rainbow was just a rainbow & not some propaganda.

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (Mount Vernon, Nueva York; 28 de diciembre de 1954) es un actor, productor y director de cine estadounidense, ganador de tres Globo de Oro, un Premio del Sindicato de Actores, un premio Tony y dos premios Óscar; estos por las cintas Glory como mejor actor de reparto en 1989, y por Día de entrenamiento como mejor actor principal en 2001. En 2020, el New York Times lo calificó como el gran actor del siglo xxi. Conocido por sus actuaciones en la pantalla y el escenario, ha sido descrito como un actor quien reconfiguró "el concepto de cómo ser una estrella de cine", relacionando con personajes definidos por su gracia, dignidad, humanidad y fuerza interior. 69 AÑOS. (70) Capricornio ♑♑♑♑♑♑♑♑♑♑

0:16 "Are you eating in the library?" 😒 0:18 "What?" 😶 0:20 "Are you eating in the library?" 😒 0:22 "Uh...no." 😶 0:25 "I'm watching you." 😒😑

@PeteMcCorvey

9 күн бұрын

Oh I always though the librarian was being racist.

@theintrovertedaspie9095

9 күн бұрын

@@PeteMcCorvey He was. But I was just joking. Eating isn't allowed in libraries. At least some.

My heart breaks that people died of this only bc they didn’t make it long enough. Chris Rock said the moneys in the cure… 😔

Was that a gay library, literally everyone except the woman and Daniel looked gay 😅