Most HIV patients with Covid-10 showed no severe symptoms and made a full recovery.
The study included more than 3.5 million people from South Africa.
New research has shown that most HIV patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus show no severe Covid-19 symptoms and completely recover from the infection.
The systematic review published in
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease assessed the impact of Covid-19 on people with HIV.
Looking at the studies
The researchers chose 36 studies, published between January and December 2020, that fit their criteria.
The review looked at studies from the United States, China, Italy, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, among others. The multistudy paper looked at case reports and large cohort studies, such as a South African study involving almost 3.5 million people.
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Ambitious Plan To Stem HIV/AIDS Epidemic Meets None Of Its Goals By Adela Wu | NPR
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In 2015, global groups set ambitious goals to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They aimed to bring down the number of new cases, particularly among children, teens and young women, by 2020 – and to bring up the number of people on HIV treatment.
On July 21, the final report came out. No targets were met.
This 5-year campaign is called Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free and was run by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the United States President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
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