BUSINESS WIRE; November 20, 1997.
(BUSINESS WIRE)--WHAT: In observance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, Home Access Health Corporation will offer free Home Access(R) Express(TM) HIV tests to individuals who want to get tested. (There is a $6.00 shipping and handling fee.)
-- Individuals can call 1-800-HIV-TEST to obtain a free Home Access(R) Express(TM) HIV test, which provides fast and accurate test results.
-- For every Home Access(R) Express(TM) test distributed, Home Access Health, the leader in telemedicine, will donate an additional HIV test to the National AIDS Fund for distribution to AIDS service organizations to help encourage more people to take action and get tested.
The Home Access(R) Express(TM) HIV test allows people to anonymously test for HIV within the privacy of an individual's own home and obtain their results within three business days. Cleared by the FDA in July 1996, Home Access HIV tests are greater than 99.9% accurate and are reliable as tests used by doctors and hospitals.
WHY: The fight against HIV is not over:
-- 8,500 people worldwide contract HIV everyday;
-- Every hour, two American teenagers are infected;
-- The incidence of HIV continues to rise in America most sharply among racial minorities and women.
WHEN: Monday, December 1, 1997 (12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.)
The 10th anniversary of World AIDS Day
(Home Access(R) Express(TM) will only be free to callers on this day.)
HOW: This offer is only available by calling 1 800 HIV-TEST.
WHO: Home Access Health Corporation, the leader in telemedicine, provides fast and convenient at-home medical testing and consultation. Home Access Express and Home Access are the only HIV at-home tests approved by the FDA and commercially available in the United States. Home Access HIV tests are available in more than 21,000 drugstores, including Walgreens, CVS and others. For more information, contact Kevin Johnson (847) 781-2504.
CONTACT: Home Access Health Corporation Kevin Johnson, 847/781-2504
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