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For AIDS/HIV Sufferers, a Housing Challenge

For people with AIDS and HIV, having a home could mean the difference between life and death. Small things matter -- for instance, drugs to treat infection often need refrigeration. As part of NPR's Housing First series, WNYC's Beth Fertig talks to activists and organizers fighting to provide shelter for some of the nation's most vulnerable people.

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