Elton John: AIDS Needs More Attention in America

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At the 2009 Bio International Convention held in Atlanta, keynote speaker Sir Elton John told the crowd that more attention needs to be paid to the HIV epidemic, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

John reflected on his friends he lost to complications of AIDS over the years—Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury and Indiana teen Ryan White. He also spoke about his own complacency and silence when the epidemic hit in the early ’80s.

“I should have been on the front lines; I should have spoken out,” he said. “I should have done more, but I didn’t…. I’m ashamed.”

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