Posted on 01/21/2005 5:57:36 PM PST by socialismisinsidious
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Health professionals applauded the federal government for including people exposed to the HIV virus through isolated episodes of unsafe sex or drug use among those recommended for emergency treatment, calling the new policy an overdue surprise from the Bush administration.
Previously, federal health officials advised a preventative 28-day regimen of AIDS drugs only for health care workers accidentally exposed on the job. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its guidelines Thursday, saying rape victims, as well as some individuals who knowingly put themselves at risk, should receive the drug cocktail that can keep them from becoming infected with HIV.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
The queer mafia needs to be on this "temporary prophlactic regimen" 24/7.
I guess --- as long as they pay for it all.
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