For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, according to reports. But they should “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing messaging”. “An awareness day is not a strategy,” a state department spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, told the New York Times. World Aids Day is usually when the state department shares Pepfar data about cumulative and annual progress with Congress. The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment.
