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13515475, post some good news to end the year.
Posted by tariqhu, Tue Dec-31-24 03:43 PM
I'll start.

A camp for kids with hiv/aids is closing because of a huge decline in cases.


https://www.startribune.com/closure-of-northern-minnesota-camp-is-the-greatest-story-heres-why/601199362


The 80-acre site is home to a camp that has served kids living with or affected by HIV/AIDS for more than 30 years. But the number of babies contracting the virus through their mothers has declined to the point where such a camp no longer needs to exist.

In the United States, the perinatal HIV transmission rate, or the rate of a mother passing the virus on to a child through pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding, is now less than 1% thanks to antiretroviral medications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The World Health Organization says that globally, new HIV infections among children up to age 14 have declined by 38% since 2015 and AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 43%.