Despite a less-than-stellar track record on the issue, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to unveil new plans for tackling the spread of HIV. The president said he will implement a 10-year strategy to significantly reduce, if not end, the spread of HIV infections. “In recent years we have made remarkable progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS,” he said. My budget will ask Democrats and Republicans to make the needed commitment to eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years. His budget proposals have included major cuts to HIV research and prevention programs, and AIDS United said his decision to ban HIV-positive people from serving in the military was unconscionable.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2019 02:59 UTC