Countdown to Zero is an upcoming VICE HBO special on the fight to end AIDS. Focusing on the breakthroughs in prevention and treatment for the disease that have surfaced in recent years, the documentary will air on Tuesday, December 1, World AIDS Day.
The special goes inside the search for the cure and a preventative vaccine that could bring about the first AIDS-free generation in decades. From the high-tech American labs, to the South African clinics participating in the largest vaccine trial in history, to the communities the disease is still ravaging, VICE sits down with the world's leading HIV/AIDS activists and researchers, as well as those most affected by the disease.
In addition to medical researchers, VICE's Shane Smith sits down with President Bush at the Bush Institute on SMU's campus in Dallas to discuss the success of the United States-led PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) initiative. And Suroosh Alvi travels to Rwanda with Bono, the lead singer of U2 and co-founder of (RED) and ONE, to see PEPFAR in action.
"HIV is the epidemic of our modern age. We're on the brink of scientific developments that will end the disease for good—but it isn't gone yet," says Smith. "Millions are still being infected every year. This documentary is a comprehensive look at the state of HIV/AIDS today, how far we've come in fighting it, and how far we still have to go."
The special will also be available for a limited time on VICE, and streaming on HBO NOW and HBO GO on Tuesday, December 1, World AIDS Day.
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