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San Francisco - The early years
This film highlight the early dramatic years of the AIDS pandemic in San Fransisco between 1978 – 1981. The vibrant Castro neighborhood became the epicenter of the epidemic. Doctor Selma Dritz, infectious disease specialist gives her unique recollection. Martin Delaney, Project Inform remembers the early years. In the end of the film, dr Paul Volberding, a pioneer in the fight against AIDS in San Fransisco, is reflecting on the early response, in an interview made 1998.
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