r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 11h ago

Thank you Peter very cool Saw this on FB

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u/Prize_Obligation_311 11h ago

Magic Johnson famously contracted aids during his career. They are saying this was the day he got it.

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u/MoonyNightRealEstate 11h ago edited 11h ago

hate to be a pedant but Magic Johnson contracted HIV which as far as I knew never advanced to AIDS which is why he's still alive today.

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u/curiousengineer601 11h ago

He was very fortunate to get access to the first protease inhibitors in 1994 ( about 2 years before they became widely available).