Govt promises to support people living with HIV/AIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Lagos State Government has said it is supporting people living with HIV/AIDS in the state with equipment, training and grants to…
People living with HIV to receive coronavirus vaccine alongside cancer patients, diabetics and severe asthmatics
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Tuesday (8 December) the UK became the first country in the world to start administering the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after it was approved…
Why it’s important to keep diagnosing and treating HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince 2013, global efforts have been made to gain control over the AIDS epidemic by 2020 through UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 targets. Read More
Stigma, Discrimination Seen Driving HIV/AIDS, COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe U.N. Program on HIV and AIDS warns that stigma and discrimination against marginalized populations are driving both the AIDS crisis and…
HIV patients in parts of Russia can't get blood analyzed as laboratories focus on processing Covid-19 tests, advocacy group claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHIV patients from several Russian regions are complaining about the inability to get tested, as the nation’s labs are overwhelmed by Covid-19…
Two drugs that treat flu and HIV to be trialled on Covid-19 patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo antiviral drugs are set to begin early human trials in London-based coronavirus patients. Read More
JUST IN: False myths on covid-19 fuelling stigma
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDiscrimination against people living with HIV is increasing due to false myths in some circles that only people living with HIV can…
COVID-19 pandemic and continuum of care in people living with HIV: the experience of a hospital in Northern Italy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe care pressure sustained by Infectious Disease units during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has put a strain on the ability to offer quality…
PrEP does not protect against COVID-19 or make the disease less severe
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTenofovir-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) does not provide protection against infection with the new coronavirus, nor does it ameliorate the course of…
Covid-19, Ebola, and HIV — Leveraging Lessons to Maximize Impact
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs researchers who have long experience with HIV/AIDS prevention, vaccines, and therapies, some of whom also have experience with Ebola, Read More