Nonprofit: New CT Public Health Department numbers on HIV, AIDS point to alarming trend

News 12 – Connecticut – Saturday, January 18, 2025
By News 12 Staff

The head of a Stratford nonprofit says new numbers out from the Connecticut Department of Public Health point to an alarming trend.

Health Care Advocates International is a nonprofit whose mission is to end the stigma against people with HIV and AIDS.

Dr. Gary Blick says only a small number of residents are taking a drug called PREP, which can protect a person from getting HIV through sex or sharing needles.

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