A national tour providing free HIV testing has rolled into the Midlands.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation/Magic Johnson Testing America Tour arrived in Columbia on Wednesday and is offering free tests to anyone who is interested for two days this week.
The tests are given in their new state-of-the-art mobile facility that can be found at Lewis Scott Court in [...]
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