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Connie Morella: “Mr. Chairman, it is our understanding that the Army is interested in only focusing research on finding a vaccine for…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1995
Mr. Chairman, it is our understanding that the Army is interested in only focusing research on finding a vaccine for HIV-AIDS. However, with the 10- to 20-year validation period for a suitable vaccine, the importance of maintaining a vigorous research treatment program for those military personnel who are already infected is obvious. I would ask the chairman of the committee, is it his intention that the $25 million provided for DOD AIDS research in the bill is to continue the natural history cohort and the domestic clinical studies, including the chemotherapeutic program and the immune reconstitution program?
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Connie Morella
Maryland
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Discussing funding for HIV-AIDS research and treatment programs for military personnel.

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