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1 No Country For Old Haters  Mar 27, 2015 9:51:14am

You know it’s really bad if a narrow-minded dolt like Pence is willing to help people that he disapproves of.

2 WhatEVs  Mar 27, 2015 11:01:49am
Gov. Mike Pence, a Republican, has long opposed such programs. But he said that the outbreak, which was first identified in late January, had reached epidemic proportions, justifying the action.

The headline should read: Narrow minded asshole allows more than 70 cases of AIDS before taking action

3 Higgs Boson's Mate  Mar 27, 2015 11:38:16am

re: #2 WhatEVs

Indiana University School of Medicine infectious disease specialist Diane Janowicz welcomed the governor’s multipronged approach to fighting the outbreak. Janowicz added that solving the problem will not be easy.

“This is a very large HIV epidemic that we have not seen before, particularly in an underserved rural setting where resources are more limited than in a large urban area, and there are going to be social and economic obstacles that we will have to overcome in order to make sure that we’re providing the best care for these patients,” said Janowicz, also medical director for the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center, which is helping state health officials in Scott County.

But Meyerson warned that the Scott County outbreak might be just the first salvo of a more widespread problem for Indiana. Noting that many other rural areas also lack HIV testing resources and that 20 percent of people who are positive do not know it, Meyerson said she would not be surprised if in coming months the situation spreads.

“You have to have a testing system to know, we don’t know what we don’t know because we don’t have a testing system,” she said. “We have no idea and we have to be honest about that.”

Other counties such as Lake and Marion that have been harder hit by HIV in recent years could also benefit from some of the measures Pence has approved for Scott County, State Rep. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) said in a news release.


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