Both the CDC and AMA made their announcements during daylong briefings on the eve of the 11th International Conference on AIDS that will take place Sunday through July 12 in Vancouver. It is the first meeting in two years. More than 13,000 delegates, including activists and research scientists, will share their ideas for containing the worldwide epidemic. Demonstrators protested against the AMA Saturday, saying mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women in the United States should not be required. In its report, the CDC said one of every 300 Americans is infected with the HIV virus.
Some groups are harder hit.
In all, the number of Americans infected with HIV has practically doubled from 1984 to 1992. They hope to distribute more than 200,000 books by the end of the year. CNN Correspondent Dan Rutz and Reuters contributed to this report. Send us your comments. Selected responses are posted daily.