Today is World AIDS Day, and clinics around the state are offering free tests – hoping to slow the spread of the virus. More than 21,000 people in the Commonwealth are believed to be infected. Sandy Hausman reports that experts here are especially worried about teens — who rarely know their HIV status but may well be sexually active.
World AIDS Day 2011: Virginia Update
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