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HIV Drug Sped to Approval 25 Years Ago Revolutionized Fight Against AIDS


HIV Drug Sped to Approval 25 Years Ago Revolutionized Fight Against AIDS
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25 years ago this month (June), a landmark U.S. medical trial began testing a drug that would prove to be the first effective treatment of HIV/AIDS. It spawned a generation of drugs that saved countless lives and is still helping to prevent the spread of the virus today. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti takes us back to a time when the AIDS epidemic raged unchecked, and introduces us to a man who would not be alive today without the advent of these drugs.

Camera: Mike Burke Produced by: Mike Burke

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