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24 APRIL 2020 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 16

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  • During COVID-19, HIV Docs Fighting More Than Just One Virus

    People living with HIV may be worse off in terms of their access to HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and clinicians are still struggling to fill the gap in a population where access to technology can be sparse.

    April 23, 2020
    General
    MedPage Today

  • Pandemic Sparks Concerns About Surging STD, HIV Rates

    The pandemic that has upended life in the US could lead to increased STD rates and setbacks in the fight against HIV as public health resources are shifted to the coronavirus response. Access to STD and HIV testing and treatment services are dwindling as local health departments shuffle staff to respond to COVID-19 and clinics reduce hours or close altogether and cancel outreach programs.

    April 23, 2020
    General
    The Hill

  • TB, HIV Patients Must Not Be Ignored

    The world is grappling with COVID-19 and science is working overtime to find quicker testing platforms, curative therapies and/or a vaccine to halt SARS-CoV 2, the causative virus

    April 23, 2020
    General
    Daily Nation

  • HIV Prevention Trials Paused During Coronavirus Crisis

    During the COVID-19 crisis, a number of the ongoing worldwide HIV vaccine and immunotherapy efficacy trials are being paused or curtailed.

    April 22, 2020
    General
    aidsmap

  • This HIV/AIDS Specialist Explains Its Similarities — And Differences — To COVID-19

    Few viruses have instilled as much fear as HIV. Although it was discovered nearly 40 years ago, we still do not have a vaccine or a cure. But the COVID-19 pandemic has rivaled that level of fear as researchers race to find a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes this disease. The largest question at hand: will developing a vaccine prove to be just as vexing?

    April 22, 2020
    General
    Forbes

  • How COVID-19 Must Transform US Global Health Strategy

    While the COVID-19 pandemic is raging in the US, Africa faces the prospect of imminent catastrophe, where at least 300,000 Africans could die from the disease and 29 million people may be pushed into extreme poverty. Viruses do not respect borders, and we know that America will not be safe if COVID-19 is out of control on other continents.

    April 21, 2020
    The Hill

  • How Scientists Could Stop the Next Pandemic Before It Starts

    On a cold morning in February 2018, a group of 30 microbiologists, zoologists and public-health experts from around the world met at the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva. The group was established by the WHO in 2015 to create a priority list of dangerous viruses — specifically, those for which no vaccines or drugs were already in development.

    April 21, 2020
    General
    New York Times

  • Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Dangerous – Here’s How to Stop Them Spreading

    The number of coronavirus infections and deaths continues to rise at an alarming rate, reminding us that this crisis is far from over. In response, the global scientific community has thrown itself at the problem and research is unfolding at an unprecedented rate.

    April 20, 2020
    General
    The Converstation

  • Community Networks Playing a Central Role in Ensuring Access to HIV Treatment During India’s COVID-19 Lockdown

    When food delivery services are considered ‘essential’ during the lockdown, why is an uninterrupted supply of HIV and hepatitis C medicines not treated in the same way, asks Loon Gangte of the Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+)? “Antiretroviral therapy is lifesaving for us, it is our lifeline and non-negotiable,” he asserts.

    April 20, 2020
    Treatment
    aidsmap

  • Africans Facing Coronavirus Must Not Suffer the Injustices They Saw With AIDS

    The year I turned 11, my uncle Josiah Ssesanga was admitted to a hospital in Uganda with meningitis. It was 1994, and he was HIV positive. Between him and death stood a tattered post-civil war health system.

    April 18, 2020
    General
    Guardian

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