From any docs I’ve watched on AIDS it seems it really only terrorised the Gay community, the largest majority of society were completely ambivalent as it didn’t affect them. AIDS is even lower on the scale than Ebola I would say. I remember there being genuine panic when there was rumours it had entered the country.
Nothing is comparable to Covid in around 100 years, not just because of the disease but because of the economic impact, as Grant mentioned. Even the lockdown part was mental when you think about it, not able to leave your house? Think about that for a second. There’s never been anything close to that.