Correctional officers guarding AIDS patients at hospital ward

Title: Correctional officers guarding AIDS patients at hospital ward
Description: Two Westchester County correctional officers in New York are pictured wearing the special protective equipment designed to guard AIDS patients in the hospital ward. Officer on left wears a face mask, hair net, and protective gown. Officer on right stands with hands on hips and wears a face shield, helmet, and a padded suit.
Creator: Dan Brinzac
Publisher: New York Post
Date: June 15, 1983
Type: Photograph
Format: JPEG, 38KB
Subject: AIDS phobia (AIDSphobia, Fear of AIDS); AIDS (Disease); HIV/AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS, Gay related immune-deficiency, GRIDS, Gay related immuno-deficiency)
Temporal Coverage: 1983
Rights: Copyright holder: New York Post Archives

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