Minnesota will join the U.S. and more than 200 countries to commemorate World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Dec. 1 for the 22nd consecutive year to call attention to the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic and its continued spread.
“Despite the progress that has been made in developing new treatments against HIV infection, new HIV infections continue to occur at undiminished levels each year,” said Peter Carr, director of the STD and HIV Section, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). “World AIDS Day provides us with an opportunity to heighten the awareness that AIDS is still here and that there is no cure or vaccine to slow its spread.”