AIDS patients continue to live longer thanks to the new anti-HIV therapies, dubbed drug “cocktails,” and AIDS deaths in the U.S. decline by 42%. But the number of new HIV infections among Americans has remained constant at about 40,000 annually since 1992.
amfAR sponsors a think tank in association with the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and The Rockefeller University to discuss vaccine research priorities.
amfAR launches targeted grant initiatives to design a safe and effective AIDS vaccine and develop methods of restoring immune system function in people infected with HIV.
President Clinton calls for the development of an AIDS vaccine by 2007.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti dies of AIDS.
amfAR Board member Tom Stoddard dies of AIDS.
U.S. YEAR-END STATISTICS
641,086 cases of AIDS reported to date
390,692 deaths
