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Should you be tested for HIV? Why June 27 is a good day to do it

  • Written by Jodi Sutherland, Clinical assistant professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York
A woman whose blood is being drawn to test for HIV.U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development/flickr

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. Have you been tested?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that of the estimated 1.1 million people in the United States who have the HIV infection, 1 in 7 don’t know their status.

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