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Article: AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Calls for Strategic Leadership in the Implementation of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

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December 13, 2006
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To: National Desk, Health Reporter

Contact: Mitchell Warren, 914-661-1536 or mitchell@avac.org, Chris Collins, 845-701-0158, Deirdre Grant, 212-367-1021, all of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Mitchell Warren, Executive Director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) today issued the following statement regarding the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) decision to stop two NIH-sponsored trials -- one in Kenya and one in Uganda -- on male circumcision for evidence of efficacy in HIV prevention:

"The news today that two additional trials examining male circumcision to reduce the risk of HIV infection have been halted early due to positive results ...

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