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The New York Times - August 2, 1983
"More than two years after this medical crisis became generally recognized, the Administration still has not presented to the public a comprehensive plan of attack," Virginia M. Apuzzo, executive director of the National Gay Task Force, told a House Government Operations subcommittee looking into the Federal response to the disease.
AIDS suppresses the body's immune system, leaving the victim vulnerable to several deadly diseases. Homosexuals, hemophiliacs and users of drugs taken intravenously have been named as high-risk groups for the disease, for which no cause or cure has been found.
Miss Apuzzo charged that "the Government's slow response on AIDS is directly related to who is affected by this disease as much as what the disease is."
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