Policymakers Call for New National AIDS Strategy for the United States

The Centers for Disease Control released a report indicating that the number of new people infected by HIV in the United States is much higher than previously estimated – 40% HIGHER. Previous figures estimated new infections at 40,000 per year, now the CDC says the number of new cases of HIV infection is closer to 56,000 per year. The CDC says the new data suggests a stable epidemic – but that the numbers are still unacceptably high, with a steady increase in infection rates among gay and bisexual men. On today's newscast, we hear from California Representative Barbara Lee and Paul Zeitz, who works with the Global AIDS Alliance Fund, about a new national AIDS strategy for the United States.

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