Young People Make Up More Than Quarter of New U.S HIV Cases

Name: Young People Make Up More Than Quarter of New U.S HIV Cases
Uploaded: 2012-11-27T22:00:00Z
Duration: P350S
Description: Of the 50,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year, more than one in four affect young people ages 13 to 24, more than half of whom don't know they're infected. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Science magazine's Jon Cohen about this continuing epidemic and the cultural hurdles that make talking about sex and protection difficult.

Clip: 11/27/2012 | 5m 50s

Of the 50,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year, more than one in four affect young people ages 13 to 24, more than half of whom don't know they're infected. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Science magazine's Jon Cohen about this continuing epidemic and the cultural hurdles that make talking about sex and protection difficult.

Aired: 11/27/12

Rating: NR

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