Since 1985, the event has shed a light on a virus that affects over 1.2 million people in the U.S. and nearly 58,000 in L.A. County.
Thousands of Angelenos took to the streets of West Hollywood on Sunday in solidarity and support of the annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles.
"Overall, we've made 40 years of really substantial progress, particularly on the medical side of things. But there is still more work to be done, both in getting people access to these tools, now that we have them actually available," said Craig Bowers, chief marketing officer at APLA Health.
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