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feb 8, 1987 - WHO Launches Global Program on AIDS; First Retroviral drug for HIV

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Zidovudine is approved in March and is still in use today. It isn't until 1990 that it is approved for children with AIDS to use as well though.

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Date:

feb 8, 1987
Now
~ 39 years ago