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Dozens of people form the phrase "HIV SOS" Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. Activists are calling on the city of Charleston to declare a public health emergency for new HIV cases and prescription drug overdoses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this year declared an HIV outbreak related to intravenous drug use in Kanawha County "the most concerning in the United States."
John Raby
Buttons are displayed at a tent during a health event Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. Volunteers at the tent passed out the buttons along with free doses of naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose by helping the person breathe again. Activists at the event called on the city of Charleston to declare a public health emergency for new HIV cases and prescription drug overdoses.