World Aids Day Event

TODAY IS WORLD AIDS DAY. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO UNITE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST H-I-V. FOLKS GATHERED AT THE TED CONSTANT CENTER IN NORFOLK FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF NEW HOME TESTING KITS FOR THE VIRUS. ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S EASY TO USE AND YOU CAN GET ACCURATE RESULTS IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. LOCAL OLYMPIAN LASHAWN MERRITT WAS ON HAND TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT. "A LOT GOING ON IN THIS GO THESE DAYS BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS OUT THERE." IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 34 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE H-I-V. SINCE 1981 - 25 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE DISEASE.