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By G. Zisk Rice
09/25/2009
THAILAND—An AIDS vaccine tested on more than 16,000 male and female volunteers surprised researchers when it demonstrated the first-ever small, but measurable, ability to reduce a person’s risk of becoming infected with the disease. The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, the six-year trial’s sponsor, announced Thursday the prime-boost investigational vaccine regimen was safe and 31 percent effective in preventing HIV infection.READ MORE
White House hosts HIV/AIDS forum in D.C.
Obama plans national strategy, seeks input
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Sep 25, 2009
There were several memorable moments at Monday’s White House-hosted community discussion forum on HIV and AIDS in an auditorium at the University of the District of Columbia — a young man who is thriving who contracted HIV via a blood transfusion when he was an infant, a homeless woman who dissolved into tears upon speaking of the lack of housing for those with AIDS and another woman who said she got the disease when she was date raped. READ MORE
HIV/AIDS Rate in D.C. Hits 3%
Considered a 'Severe' Epidemic, Every Mode of Transmission Is Increasing, City Study Finds
By Jose Antonio Vargas and Darryl Fears
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, March 15, 2009
At least 3 percent of District residents have HIV or AIDS, a total that far surpasses the 1 percent threshold that constitutes a "generalized and severe" epidemic, according to a report scheduled to be released by health officials tomorrow.... READ MORE
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