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Public health officials: Complexity of West Virginia HIV issue requires multi-prong effort, more funding | State Journal News
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WHO Public Health Laboratories knowledge sharing webinars – Implementation of point-of-care infant diagnosis technologies for HIV
In this webinar we will discuss point-of-care (POC) infant diagnosis technologies for HIV. We will share highlights from the consolidated guidelines published in 2021 and hear country experiences, looking at the benefits, implementation processes, and challenges of POC infant diagnosis. We will also explore the role of diagnosis at the end of breastfeeding, and case-finding …
STI and HIV Testing Services – Public Health
Cost: $40 for adults and $5 for youth age 12-17 Location: 976 Lenzen Ave San Jose, CA 95126 STI Testing for Patients with symptoms or known exposure, or to start PrEP or PEP By Appointment or Drop-in Monday 12:30 PM -6:30 PM Wednesday 5:30 PM -8:30 PM Thursday 5:30 PM -8:30 PM * Clinic will …
Breaking down HIV barriers in Spanish-speaking communities
HOUSTON – A Houston organization is working hard to remove the stigma surrounding HIV in the Hispanic and Latino communities. It’s a stigma that’s preventing people from knowing their health status and attributes to the further spread of the virus. “I had a Valentine’s Day date, and a couple of weeks later I got a …
Technology Used for COVID-19 Vaccine Tested for HIV Prevention – NBC4 Washington
The same technology used to develop the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is being tested to prevent HIV. “The whole idea is very similar to the emergence of COVID vaccines,” said Dr. David Diemert of George Washington University. “It’s to produce antibodies in the person who gets the vaccine that will then interfere with the virus …
mRNA: Technology used to make Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines tested to treat HIV, cancer, more
NEW YORK — When the final Phase 3 data came out last November showing the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were more than 90% effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci had no words. He texted smiley face emojis to a journalist seeking his reaction. This astonishing efficacy has held up in real-world studies in the …
Researchers studying COVID-19 vaccine technology for potential HIV, cancer vaccines – Boston 25 News
BOSTON — Researchers are studying COVID-19 vaccine technology as a potential opportunity to develop vaccines for terminal illnesses like HIV and cancer. Some scientists believe mRNA technology is offering a promising development in decades’ worth of efforts. Preliminary data from an early-stage clinical trial out of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and The Scripps Research …
Study Explores COVID-19’s Impact on Health Care and Wellbeing Among Black and Latino Persons Living With HIV
With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a disproportionate toll on low-income people of color, a research team headed by Marya Gwadz of the Silver School of Social Work at New York University set out to understand the ways the pandemic may put individuals at risk for adverse outcomes, and the ways they successfully adapted to and …
Global Fund signs a record-breaking $8.54 billion in grants to fight HIV, TB and malaria – World
GENEVA – In 2020, the Global Fund signed 157 grants for a total of US$8.54 billion for lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria programs and to strengthen systems for health. This is the highest amount of grants ever signed in a single year by the Global Fund. The grants will begin implementation this month. “This is …
Local health official discusses importance of PrEP Awareness Week
(WETM-TV) — During the last week, Oct. 20-26, New York State Department of Health AIDS instituted Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness Week. PrEP in a 99% effective prevention pill that is used to prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The pill has been around since 2012. “Taking PrEP is a great way to take …
