U.S. Repeals 20 Year old HIV Traveler Ban Posted: 1 month ago by funkfrost
The United States has repealed their ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants yesterday as part of a larger bill designed to combat AIDS through research and education.
Since 1987, any HIV-positive, non-US citizen was disallowed into the country, even to visit.
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Posted: 1 month ago by melgesevad:
Huh, didn't know that. It seems ignorant and paranoid to do that. I could understand someone with a nasty strain of TB being kept out though.
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Posted: 1 month ago by BernardBlack:
« melgesevad : Huh, didn't know that. It seems ignorant and paranoid to do that. I could understand someone with a nasty strain of TB being kept out though. Yes, I agree with you there. HIV is much harder to spread then some other diseases.
HIV shouldn't be grounds for refusal into a country, but deadly diseases that are communicable by air or casual contact is another story
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