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In March 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill (SB1138) to decriminalize and modernize HIV laws. The bill (SB1138) was signed into law by the Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam on March 31, 2021. [65] This would make Virginia the first southern US state to legally do this. [66] [67] [68]
Demetre C. Daskalakis (born 1972/1973) [1] is an American physician and gay health activist serving as director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), and former director of the Division of HIV Prevention in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
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In July 2010, the White House announced a major change in its HIV/AIDS policy; the "National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States" stated that "the continued existence and enforcement of these types of laws [that criminalize HIV infection] run counter to scientific evidence about routes of HIV transmission and may undermine the public health goals of promoting HIV screening and treatment."
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Metro TeenAIDS (MTA) was a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, in operation from 1988 to 2015.MTA addressed the severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in the National Capital region [1] [2] [3] by focusing on the needs of children and youth.
Lenacapavir, an antiretroviral drug typically used to treat HIV infections, can also effectively prevent them, a phase 3 clinical trial has shown. Lenacapavir injection lowers HIV risk by 96% Skip ...
However, the Republican Party took control of the House during the 2021 elections, and in February 2022 a House subcommittee voted 6–4 against the amendment, [29] despite popular public support. A 2021 poll from the Public Religion Research Institute showed that 71% of Virginians supported same-sex marriage, [ 3 ] and most analysts expected ...