AIDS continues at a deadly pace

Dr. Tim Schacker
Dr. Tim Schacker, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota, is familiar with the AIDS problem in Africa. He's a reknowned expert on HIV/AIDS and has worked in Uganda and other African countries.
MPR Photo/Sam Choo

More than 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, HIV infection continues to take a toll in the United States.

Globally, it has orphaned an estimated 12 million children in sub-Saharan Africa and is on the rise in China.

Midmorning speaks with a local doctor about the latest in HIV/AIDS research and prevention efforts, at home and abroad.

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