The CDC warns lack of such programs, could eventually cause an outbreak, as detailed in a letter sent last month to Philadelphia physician Ronald Collman.
warned lack of such programs could eventually cause an outbreak, as detailed in a letter sent last month to Philadelphia physician Ronald Collman.
Earlier this month, the city passed a budget that stopped paying for syringe services with tax dollars, specifically about $1 million was cut from Philadelphia nonprofitCollman, who is the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research, is pushing for funding to be restored. The mayor's office tells us it doesn't dispute the science, but adds taxpayer dollars won't fund needle exchange programs.
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