At 83, AIDS activist Larry Kramer isn’t done ripping into his foes in pharma, FDA, and NIH
AIDS activist Larry Kramer has become synonymous with savage attacks on public officials and drug companies. At 83, he has not mellowed one bit.
Over the course of three decades, the name Larry Kramer has become synonymous with the gay rights movement, patient rights — and savage attacks on public officials and drug companies.
Today, with controversy over drug prices and concern over public health funding, we were curious what Kramer had on his mind. We also wondered whether at the age of 83 he has mellowed.
He has not.
“I don’t mince any words,’’ he said.
His take on Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health: “Collins is a wimp.’’
On Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: “The consummate manipulative bureaucrat who speaks out of too many sides of his mouth.’’
On Gilead,: “Gilead is evil, pure and simple.’’
