HIV is still very much a scary disease. Sure you can take pills that extend your life but your remaining years will be filled with dread for which opportunistic disease is going to get you.
Edit: I was wrong about rabies.
Edit: I was wrong about rabies.
Oh my this is very very very false. People are rarely vaccinated for rabies. Only high risk people such as veterinarians are vaccinated. People who are bitten can be given PEP, but the vast majority of people are completely unprotected against rabies.
If you live in the US there absolutely are many areas that have rabies infected wildlife.
Rabies is 10000x worse to get than HIV.
I'd rather be infected with rabies, and receive a vaccine/cure immediately, than be infected with HIV, which I'd need to deal with chronically for the rest of my life.