Witness History: Archive 2014 - The Development of the First AIDS Drug

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In 1987 the first successful drug treatment was developed for AIDS. AZT went from initial test to approval in just over two years, at the time it was fastest approval in US history.

Picture: Dr Samuel Broder and President Ronald Reagan. Credit: Ronald Reagan Library

Published on Thursday, 20th March 2014.

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