The Reagan administration's initial response to AIDS was to
A) pour money into medical research.
B) give away condoms and clean hypodermic needles.
C) urge all Americans to get vaccinations.
D) crack down on people having sex outside of marriage.
E) largely ignore it as a "gay" disease.

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The Reagan administration largely ignored AIDS as a "gay" disease, despite evidence that it affected a much wider population. It wasn't until later in the epidemic that the government began to allocate significant resources towards research and prevention efforts.

The Reagan Administration's Initial Response to AIDS Was to