But this could be linked to a decline in HIV testing. Data from 2020 also show a drop in HIV care, especially for homeless San Franciscans.

The experimental vaccines use the same technology as the highly effective Moderna COVID-19 shot.

The findings underscore the need for policies to expand vaccine administration, especially for low-income and minority populations.

An $80,000 Campbell Foundation grant will help researchers explore possible links between long COVID, gut bacteria, inflammation and HIV.

Full approval could encourage more people to get vaccinated and raises the prospect of off-label use.

Some say the announcement is based on weak evidence and could undercut vaccine confidence with no clear benefit in controlling the pandemic.

The booster is recommended for organ transplant recipients, people receiving cancer treatment and people with advanced or untreated HIV.

Less virus in the nasal passages could decrease the risk that vaccinated people spread the virus even if they don’t feel sick.

In an opinion piece HIV activist Orbit Clanton describes how he applies lessons learned from his past to the new pandemic.