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CDC officials say that closing or limiting syringe exchanges in Philly could cause an HIV outbreak

Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed budget cuts city funding for syringe exchange program Prevention Point Philadelphia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a recent letter to a Philadelphia physician that stopping or limiting programs that provide sterile syringes to people with addiction could cause an HIV outbreak. Photo shows a man preparing a syringe to inject drugs near Kensington Ave. in Philadelphia in January 2020.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a recent letter to a Philadelphia physician that stopping or limiting programs that provide sterile syringes to people with addiction could cause an HIV outbreak. Photo shows a man preparing a syringe to inject drugs near Kensington Ave. in Philadelphia in January 2020.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer