Montreal in December 2023 reported the biggest annual increase in new HIV cases in 10 years, but social media posts attributing the rise to Covid-19 vaccination are inaccurate. Public health officials say the jump is likely due to testing delays during the pandemic, and there is no evidence linking Covid-19 shots in Canada to HIV susceptibility.
The city's public health agency says the increase is largely due to a lack of testing in previous years and new arrivals from countries where the virus is endemic.
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