The Nation - News from April 10, 1985
Haitian immigrants have been dropped from the list of groups that are at high risk of contracting AIDS, but the federal Centers for Disease Control denied that the change was the result of political pressure. A spokesman said that statistically there is no justification for listing Haitians, who make up just 3% of AIDS victims in this country. Haitian immigrants have protested that their being listed as AIDS risks led to discrimination against them.
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